Round Metal Weavings and Shaped Woven Circles

Circle-spiral weavings are unique and fun metal weavings, symbolizing wholeness, completeness, the sun, the moon and feminine energy. Spirals symbolize the ever-expanding energy of life, or the inward quieting focus of meditation.  Combined they represent a dynamic, energetic wholeness. 

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36" Circle Spiral Weaving copper with flame colors	Shaped Circle 35" diameter x 4" copper with flame colors

The circle spiral copper weaving is an unusual metal weaving. 6 to 12 spiral arms, connected in the center, are hand cut from one circle and twice that number of pie-shaped pieces from another circle. Then the pieces are carefully woven together, hammered tight and welded in place.

The following three weavings all represent different approaches to a 36" circle with a brass spiral melted on it and a salt/fire patina - flat, vertical undulations and horizontal undulations. 

36" Circle Spiral Weaving copper with brass and salt/fire patina	Undulated Circle - vertical 30" x 36" x 1.5" copper with brass and salt/fire patina	Undulated Circle - horizontal 30" x 36" x 1.5" copper with brass and salt/fire patina

The salt/fire patinas are done prior to any cutting and immediately after a brass spiral is melted onto the copper.

The flame colors are added after all weaving and welding and shaping are completed.

Shell Design shaped 48" circle spiral weaving copper with salt fire patina and melted-on brass spiral	Undulated Circle Spiral Weaving 30" x 30" (began as oval 36" x 30") copper with flame color patina

Acrylic or polyurethane clear coats protect the metal. These coatings have been tested for 5 years now outside in all kinds of Michigan weather for 5+ years now with no failures.

Here are two larger undulated circles, one with the salt/fire patina, the other with a flame patina.

Undulated Circle - horizontal 40" x 48" x 2" woven copper with flame painta	Undulated Circle - horizontal 40" x 48" x 2" copper with salt fire patina

The following are two examples of the wide variation in intensity of color that can be obtained with the flame technique. I call the flame technique 'painting with fire'.

36" Circular Spiral Weaving copper with flame patina - light colors 8-legged spiral with 16 'pie' pieces	Another 36" circle spiral weaving you can get very different results with the flame technique - each one is unique and different this one has the richer colors

I also do a 24" spiral woven circle.  It has 6 spiral legs and 12 'pie' pieces. It looks terrific in a black shadow-box frame on black matboard.

48" Circle Spiral Weaving 12 spiral arms and 24 pie pieces copper with flame colors	47" diameter x 4" deep this is the shaped version of the preceding copper with flame colors