Open Flat Copper Metal Art Weavings
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| flat open straight weaving #1 copper with flame color patina 34" x 72" x 1" |
flat open straight weaving #2 copper with flame color patina 48" x 36" x 1" |
These metal art copper weavings, above and more below, were colored with a flame
technique I call 'painting with fire'. The weavings are completely assembled and
welded before I start the technique. It has a great deal of variability, which I
have slowly been understanding how to control better and better.
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| Flat open straight weaving #3 Copper with brass spiral and salt-fire patina 20" x 50" x 1" |
Flat open straight weaving #4 Copper with brass spiral and salt-fire patina 24" x 36" x 1" |
The above art metal weavings were accomplished by first melting a
brass spiral on one sheet of copper. Then both sheets of copper are colored by
melting sprinkled salt on the copper heated red-hot with a big (rosebud tip)
oxyacetylene torch. Its quite an amazing technique. The strips aren't cut until
the metal has been washed salt-free and dried thoroughly.
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| flat open wavy weaving #5 copper with flame colors 32" x 52" x 1" |
flat open weaving #6 copper with flame colors 36" x 48" x 1" |
Many of these pieces have a shimmer which is mesmerizing. They seem to shift color as you move or as the light moves. In low light, they remind me of water rippled by a quiet breeze.
All weavings are sealed with either polyurethane or acrylic lacquer. I have been testing a copper weaving sealed with Krylon crystal clear outside in all kinds of northern weather for 7 years now. No green yet.
