Friday, July 12, 2019

Pieces for peace - but first....

©2019 Barry Smith - A piece for peace stamped and formed into the bowl shape - plus rust
I have made a start on the pieces I'm making for giving away to promote International Peace Day on 21 September 2019.

But the process was interrupted by a call for small book earring that contain the words peace and love. So these were made and delivered to Compassion Artists' Book Exhibition.

©2019 Barry Smith - A pairs of love and peace books for earrings
©2019 Barry Smith - Love and peace book earrings - plus rust
So the process of making my pieces could continue after completing the earrings - process photos follow.

©2019 Barry Smith - Stamping the peace and flower symbols (bit of my inner hippy appearing?) on the square blanks of silver-plated brass - cut from an old large round serving tray. Very large copper hammer is good for stamping peace symbols 
©2019 Barry Smith - Just nice symmetry
©2019 Barry Smith - Sixty-three pieces of metal stamped
Hopefully over the weekend I will form the stamped pieces into the square bowl shapes  and give them a grind and polish. This all takes time when one is making 63 pieces.

2 comments:

  1. (((Barry))) love how you Give Peace A Chance!

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    1. MC - we just have to keep trying. Go well. B

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