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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Etched aluminium on rust |
First up - making 24 litres of etchant (salt and copper sulphate) - as you can see from the photos below Fiona was in charge of measuring and I was the mixer.
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Fiona adding salt to the water |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Copper sulphate added - lovely patterns and colour |
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| ©2015 Fiona Dempster - Mixing the salt and copper sulphate with an old cobweb broom |
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| ©2015 Fiona Dempster - Etching action on the panels |
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| ©2015 Fiona Dempster - Etching action on the panels |
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| ©2015 Fiona Dempster - Doesn't look pretty |
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| ©2015 Fiona Dempster - First clean with the jose |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Ten etched and cleaned panels |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Things of beauty - the paint and shellac resist removed to reveal the etching |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Good deep bite - love the organic nature of the letters |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - The organic nature of the leaves appeals |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Good deep bite - love the organic nature of the letters |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Good deep bite - love the organic nature of the letters |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Love the organic nature of the leaf motif outline |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Paint resist in place |
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| ©2015 Barry Smith - Good deep bite - lovely deep etched leaf outlines |
Great post Barry, to see your process! Fiona is obviously an integral part of the process. The pieces look really stunning!
ReplyDeletesuper work! this will be magnificent installed!
ReplyDeletei love the photo of them leaning on the hedge with that grand big "rock" in the distance.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Barry! Love seeing your process... You and Fiona have quite a production set up! The panels are beautiful... Love the simplicity combined with subtle textures and interest;)
ReplyDeleteTHAT worked well...lovely contrast.
ReplyDeleteWow! What great texture and movement the etching achieved.
ReplyDeleteThis is real alchemy. The process looks like magic. I do like the simple shapes you have used. They have such power. The whole piece looks great
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful. i am guessing this is a heavy gauge metal. when one does it for jewelry, you 'float' your metal face down into the etchant solution. this is great though, because you can be sure not go get bubbles that interfere with your design. you two did a wonderful job - really really impressive.
ReplyDeleteactually, you've got me thinking - you either add resist to the back or tape - then even jeweler's sized pieces can be in the solution face up.
you are inspiring, b - i admire you and fiona so much.
C, V, L, JM, J EM, & MJ - talk about being neglectful - thanks for checking out the big etch and for your much appreciated comments. C & L - one of the reasons I still like the blog is the ability to share the process - I know I like other artists doing that. V - I'm hoping to complete the work in the coming week - I tho am looking forward to the installation - an a few photos with the rock in the background before they go to their new home. JM & J - I was pleased that the contrast worked - sigh of relief. EM - thanks for comment about simple shapes - clear lines is what I was aiming for. MJ - the metal is 2.5mm thick. The back was painted to stop any reaction. On smaller items we tend to use tape. Good to have the F&B team working on some of these bigger jobs. Maybe we could aim for an installation on 21 September!!! All - peace. B
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