Intro

I am always after the next, new hobby. I'm a serial hobbyist. I try something, and do it not half badly, but then I get intrigued by something else, and I'm off again. So, after over 1/2 century of this behavior, I'm going to be stern with myself. My 'newest' shiny is anticlastic metalworking. My experience in metalworking? One introduction metalsmithing class at the local University Craft Center where I learned about safety and a youtube video. I kid you not.

So my goal is to do an anticlastic piece almost every day and record the results over the next year. See what I learn, see what happens, see the ideas, see what I do with it, see where it ends up! Wish me luck.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Day 24

7:55pm - I wanted skinny on yesterday, so I made tall and skinny! I tried to hammer halfway in the width, but I wasn't always successful.
Before
 I hammered until it formed a full circle. Quenched in water, pickled in vinegar.

After
Fun! I annealed (score!) and it was fun to twist up. Serpent-ish. And I wanted to combine it with yesterday's stumpy. Here are the two entwined, with a Mexican Crazy Lace egg shaped cab nestled in stumpy. I also got the chance to polish a bit with bobbing compound on my new toys, and heat colored it. Although if I solder on a bezeled stone, I'll have to repeat that.

How do you like my new lighting set-up? I need darker paper I see. Work in progress!


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