I have some new work to post. This was done for the Still Life Challenge on EBSQ, held last month. This is done in copper using the technique of repousse`. Repousse` is the manipulation of a flat sheet of metal into a three dimensional form using a series of punches and a pitch bowl ( Read more... )

Insufficient Substitution


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I have been working on the repousse in the pitch bowl, adding detail and shape to the form. here is a picture of it with the stone sitting on the flattened out spot where it will go after I make the bezel, one of the next things to be done. I tried to add a lot of varied sizes of punch marks to create some variety and contrast.


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Now that the outer edge has been defined pretty well, it's time to move on to the body of the piece, to define the inner set of flames and start working in the final shape of things. Things are going fairly well so far. The part near the head of the comet still has to be flattened and made ready for the bezel setting holding the glass piece that we ( Read more... )

Ok, we have switched to the front now. We are starting to work around the edges here and define the shape a lot more, as is evident in the picture. At some point the body of the piece will be cut loose from the surounding flange which is needed in the process to help the metal stretch.


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Here we go with the repousse part. I have cut a piece of fine silver and placed it in the pitch bowl. First we work from the back side and push the general shape into the metal. We're not trying for detail here, we just need some hight for the piece to be three dimensional. The little tongues of fire can come later.


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Well, it's time to get going on the next comet (which I have been doing) and I'm going to WIP this one here. This comet is going to be a little different from it's predecessors in that it will have some repousse in the main body where the previous ones used flat outlines. Here is the drawing I decided to use:


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I have looked over what I have done so far, and added some more lines with a sharpie to start adding in some detail. I looked at a better reference photo so I could draw the hair a little better. This is not like drawing with a pencil. every line has to be more deliberate. There is effectively no erasing in this process.


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I think that I have done all that I am going to do as far as chasing goes with this. Here it is just before I put the patina on.


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Ok, got the olive pick done and now to get the paper work done and ship this thing out. And fix my email *sigh* it's broke again...


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