I fell in love with cycling a long long time ago, and it has been a life long partner ever since. To commemorate this love of cycling I created these bike heart earrings.
The heart itself is copper, the rest is silver. They are very light and airy and hardly weigh anything at all. The heart was hand cut using a jewelers saw and the ear wires made by myself.
The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters, which feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central America, it migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the industry and the people working in the American south. During the late 20th century it became a serious pest in South America as well. Since 1978, the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in the U.S. has allowed full-scale cultivation to resume in many regions. It is also a bad ass looking bug, that even has its own monument.
This little guy had a profound effect on the economy and social status of the southern part of this country.
This idea came to me when it was suggested I try make one by a customer of mine. I think it came out rather nicely.
Copper, etched, and patina.
A fine brass reddit alien to adorn a stainless steel 8oz booze holder. I think it came out well.
Sometimes I get requests to make things, and I am kind of at a loss as to why exactly the person would want that made…but because I am into fabricating things for people (as opposed to art’n up something on my own) I go right along with the plan.
I was sent this fine image.
And then asked to shrink it down teeny tiny…resulting in this.
Those little stars were pretty hard to cut out, and once you shrink the flag down so much you lose a lot of detail, but the customer seemed happy with it…who am I to judge. This little guy is going to end up being painted over, so I didn’t worry about the lack of the stripe on the flag (if you were wondering).
I made these after making the feather head badges. I used copper originally but thought they would look better in silver. I am still not sure I am going to stick with this finish. I lightly liver of sulfur’d them, and it produced this really funky color that changes based on what angle you hold them up to the light. But the problem is from a lot of angles I am not sure I like the look…
I am going to let this sorta sink in on me for a while before I decide to sell them or not.
Made this for a secret Santa present for a friend. It was fun to make, and goes along with the acorn head badge her boyfriend got me to make for her.
Its copper with a brass squirrel with a little splash of liver of sulfur on there to give it a nice look.
Been working on some feather head badges, several different styles. I like the way these are turning out. I also like the way I got them to wrap around the head tube. The stippled effect is hammering and liver of sulfur, and the lines are etched in and then patina.
This badge is made from copper and emblazoned with the words “only speed can set me free” with a crow in flight. It has been oxidized and then polished to give it a nice finish that will last for years.
I often feel this way, if I can just push my bike a little faster I can outrun all the problems in my life. Speed sets you free.
I also enjoy the irony of putting something like this on the lock that holds your bicycle in one spot.
Affix to your U-lock by removing the silly plastic cover thing and then using JB Weld or similar epoxy to affix the badge over the lock hole. Sized for a Kryptonite brand mini U-lock (SKU – 997931)
Another custom flask, this time using the same etched copper technique I used for the whale flask.
First I etched the copper, then cut out the design, then used liver of sulfur to give it that patina, then onto the flask.
I am liking the etching process more with mordant even though its much more toxic than salt water etching, the results are more consistent. I worry however of what I am going to do with this stuff when I am done using it…you can’t just pour it down the drain it will eat the pipes…and I certainly don’t want to pour it outside its nasty toxic…guess I will have to take it to the dump and see if they have any special disposal places.
I got my hands on some copper mordant and decided to play around with some etched copper, this was another gift for a friend. Decided at the last minute to grind a water line into the flask to make it look like the whale was coming up for air. I am not totally sure I like it, but the gift getter liked it, so thats what counts.
Hand Carved and Cast Dune Themed Journal
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