The task at hand: diffuse, process and pattern a billet in a weekend. For those in attendance on Nov. 21 and 22, that was accomplished. A group of seven hard-workers did themselves proud. The event hosted in the Metalsmithing studio at ASU was...
An invitation to participate in an upcoming exhibition, SOOT, at the Made: art boutique, www.madephx.com, had me back to welding and grinding. Here is a crude photo of my submission. I like to abide by the old expression "there is money in...
Here are some images from my recent trip to Stephen F Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX. I was invited by recent ASU graduate, Lauren McAdams. Lauren is in her second year as the Metalsmithing Professor at SFASU. In the time I was there, she and...
One of three and time is short, so I'm at least getting this one up to blog-status. Will soon be posted to my Flickr, Etsy, and Crafthaus... with the other two. Mokume-gane is copper and fine silver, floral elements are torch-fired, enameled copper. ...
The goal was to amp up the overall appearance of the 'Rcyclure' series, so here is an off-shoot, and admittedly, my original idea behind the lures of color, were going to be enameled. However, the tin cans presented themselves as a quicker, easier,...
