now that it is nye, i thought it was high time i posted this most definitely, autumn piece.
one of my experimental pieces, i think it actually holds a lot of prospect. flame coloring copper is so much fun to play with, and there are a few people out there that have completely mastered it enough to essentially "paint" pictures on copper, just using the flame. i of course, can barely manage to get it to turn random colors in an even more random placement...but learning by doing is what keeps me goin ;0>
i finished it with a low-gloss lacquer to preserve the color before i had my renaissance wax...on all future pieces i will use the wax instead, unless of course the piece just needs an extra bit of shine.
one of my experimental pieces, i think it actually holds a lot of prospect. flame coloring copper is so much fun to play with, and there are a few people out there that have completely mastered it enough to essentially "paint" pictures on copper, just using the flame. i of course, can barely manage to get it to turn random colors in an even more random placement...but learning by doing is what keeps me goin ;0>
i finished it with a low-gloss lacquer to preserve the color before i had my renaissance wax...on all future pieces i will use the wax instead, unless of course the piece just needs an extra bit of shine.
4 comments:
wow---very beautiful...how big is this one...
your other post talks about how you won't sell your teacher's design...very loyal...not many people are like that.
Happy New Year!
thank you so much!
i love love love to experiment, and had seen a booth at an art fair of this couple that had completely mastered this technique. i got a wild hair and decided to try it myself. the leaf itself is 3.25"wide x 3.10" high. it sits right in the middle of my chest, easily seen without having to wear a plunging neckline...(but looks GREAT when i do hehe)
as far as loyalty, it can be hard. but if you want to succeed at anything, i believe that you must first be loyal, and you will be rewarded eventually. at any rate, i can use the "hinge" technique that was taught, and incorporate it into a different design that will be my own ;o>
I didn't even know you had a blog! Silly...
I LOVE this piece... that video is sitting on my floor unopened. You must bring this piece to Artscape in March and show it to Skip and Rachael. I think they would be really impressed.
YOUR silly!
i keep thinking about watching that video with you, as i'm sure it will tell me what i'm doing wrong! for this piece i really just followed your advice about getting to the grey first. at first i messed up and went past the grey, and had to pickle and start over. then i got it just right, and it was so much fun ;o> but i honestly don't understand how they can get their colors to stay within lines, like color by number. now that i've attempted this, i have even more respect for them.
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