Still trying to play catch up on the YOJ, but I’m feeling decidedly uninspired.  So, I decided I’d break out my bench block and do some hammering on copper.  Just playing, nothing serious.

I like pieces that resulted, but realized that some of them resemble the work of Ann Wylie-Toal, a fellow Canadian whose pieces often look like gesture drawing.

To add a bit of visual interest to these, I hauled out my frying pan again and cooked the copper.  It’s so much fun watching the metal turn from orange to brown to red to purple to blue to silvery!  Unfortunately the blue is an oxide layer that wipes off very easily.  Immediately spraying with Krylon would be the only way to preserve it.  Still, I love the possibilities!