Recycle and resin

I'm just finishing the sorting phase of the year so hopefully will get to the first of my art projects over the weekend.

©2017 Barry Smith - Layers and layers of watch cogs

The bench was still littered with bits and pieces that need to be sorted including: giving a bit of new life to brass and steel ring objects; and I had to salvage some of the resin works done by the school children. Fortunately there was left over resin from the children's work which I had fun making a few pieces.

First the brass and still rings. After drilling out rivets and removing excess metal the bits were ready for polishing. They came up well.

I needed to salvage some of the children's resin work as we had a batch that did not harden. In the flurry of activity on the day we probably just did not measure and mix part A and part B properly. Bit of a mess as you can see below.

So I decided to redo 10 glasses and 10 bags of rubbish and resin. I know it does not replace the children's unique work but I just did not want them to feel that did not have a reminder from the workshop.

With the leftover resin I was able to set in resin: a slightly badly formed silver-brass metal heart; some convict nails; brass offcuts and a silver-plated starburst bowl; and finished the layers of watch cogs piece I have gradually built up from excess resin.

©2017 Barry Smith - Heart in glass (risen that is)

©2017 Barry Smith - Heart in glass

©2017 Barry Smith - Rusty antique handmade nails suspended in resin

©2017 Barry Smith - Layers of watch cogs - probably 10 layers - using up left over resin over the past year - set in hammered silver-plated bowl made from a goblet base. About 6-7cm in diameter and about 12-15mm deep.

©2017 Barry Smith - Brass offcuts and solid silver beads in a handmade hammered starburst vessel. This is a statement pendant - 5.5cm across and silver-plated chain 60cm long

©2017 Barry Smith - Back of pendant

These were good tasks to get finished on Friday. Almost time for pizza and red wine????