Evidence of Process

Cutting out hearts that will evolve into narrative Valentine cards.  Sanding...filing...sanding...filing...burnishing...filing...repeat.

"Sketching for a Valentine"

"Wanna Play Some Hearts?"



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"Fishin' for a Heart"

Hearts and more hearts

Got caught up with hearts again today.  I was just going to cut out a few and they seem to take off on their own accord. The big ones are about 1 1/2" wide.
Lots of fun and will find a way to attach them to cards for DS Watkins First Thursday but I have that nagging -didn't get anything done- feeling.  Too many projects  in-process, I guess.  S'pect I best see some completions this coming week.

daylight studio, steampunk hearts

This is for Jim, studio daylight view.  Didn't want you fretting that I worked in a dismal cave.  :) 

I have an old turn-of-the-(other) century photo album of empty pages that I'm experimenting with for the Valentine cards.  Still roughing out the design but think they'll work out suitably funky and period appropriate too!  The zigsaw cut outs work fairly well as functional closures - cool!.

Steampunk hearts

Wow, doesn't take long to get behind on the posts here - such abundance!
I enjoyed a diversion from current projects though hesitate to post this picture. What they might become in my head is so much cooler than this looks (or fear they won't come out like I imagine?) .  C'est la vie.  I haven't worked with copper and brass for a long time.  Love, love the colors copper can express.

I've been itching to fire up my torch though no ideas were coming to mind until I found these copper hearts I dinked with long ago. Today I tried similar in silver, practicing with a new product (cuprinol) and wire solder rather than tediously cutting and meticulously placing solder paillans in crusty flux. I'm still awkward at it but it's way easier. WAY easier.
I think I will turn them into pins, add enamels, resins, etc., try a variety of other styles and put them like chocolates into a February advent calendar.