Gala awards

Another interruption for show work was less of an interruption and more of an honor.

It is my honor to design the awards this year that Glen Echo Park gives to individuals and groups that have been a great impact to the park and its

Finished a Silver Saturday Workshop and did a quick change into a party dress for this evenings festivities.

Making connections and finishing.

Working on the chain and doing the final polish and oxidation. The design evolved nicely.

Of the two awards I have elected to make one a very wearable piece.

The complete surface is hammered for texture. I am also shaping it as I go.

The torch is used to burn of the paper image and anneal the brass to prepare it for the next stage, hammering.

The initial design is blown up and pasted to an 18 gauge brass sheet using a spray adhesive.

It is my honor to have been asked to create the awards that will be presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership this year.