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August 28, 2012
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Fire-painted etched copper bracelet
Hand doodle ready to transfer to the metal
Etching the metal
Cleaning up after etching
Adding torch patina on etched copper
Copper sheet etched, with multi-colored patina, ready for forming

Yea... well... there’s studio stuff to do.

And it is all SOOOO fun!

In preparation for all the Silver Passport Workshops, I get to revisit some techniques that I haven’t done in a while. It’s the best job in the world when you can use your work as an excuse to do something so fun. The worst problem is pulling myself away from one technique to move onto the next, when I could spend years immersed in each of these great techniques. I seriously had to stop myself in the middle of finishing a chased pendant with a lapis in order to have enough time to complete samples for the other techniques. There aren’t enough hours in the day! (or in a “staycation”)

Check out this copper etched bracelet with a torch patina. How fun is that!!

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