Creativity

Those who know me know that I like to incorporate unusual materials in my work (concrete, meteorite, bl

Finally got to cast the Cicada.

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.

This multiple solder-joint piece was a perfect candidate for staging from the back. A soldering technique that is good to use whenever you can.