Preparation and prototype

 

I did not get to finish anything over the weekend; but I made a start on a few things during the week including testing a prototype of a free standing brass leaf form that could become one of the pages of an unbound artists' book.  I cracked it with the form (see above); and have had the sense to trace the form before cutting and bending the prototype - see below. I will work on this book in the coming weeks.

In the spirit of sifting, sorting and shifting as part of the closure of our public studio-gallery I decided to have a good assessment and cutting up of metal in the workshop - see some of the chopped metal below.

In the sorting I discovered the half made stamped leaf forms below - these will now be ground-polished etc and possibly make their way into the revamped online shop when it happens.

I have had a couple of requests for my Daily Leaf Word Sets - I had sold out in December. So as part of the cutting process I have made enough bowl and word blanks for 4 sets.

I have also sold out of my tiny stamped silver plated books. Again I cut up various pieces of silver plated metal and offcuts and now have enough pieces to make seven books.

So there are a lot of future making options right there. 

I have been filling 10 litter buckets with metal offcuts over the last couple of years - I now  have a reasonably full bucket of pure copper scraps and a bucket of silver plated brass and brass offcuts. Fiona and I will do a run in the near future to sell the offcuts to a metal recycling company.