This ANIMAL MENAGERIE...






started out as my sawing demo for last sessions Beginning Metalsmithing class at the Lawrence Arts Center. That night I brought animal crackers to share, which inspired one of my regular students, Kellie to call out "make the world's tiniest giraffe" when I took requests for what shape I should cut out for the demo. The next class I used the negative relief as my riveting demo (that's the little tree in a square scene). This session I posted on facebook asking people what to cut out for my demo and received a huge list of requests. I have been making about one animal a night since then and have really been enjoying it. I think I might need to make them two by two though. For an Ark, of course!

I cut these animals out of copper using my hand saw and my minds image of each animal...it is free hand sawing...no drawing on the outline first or looking at an image while in process. Which, might explain my six legged octopus! I have also run into a scale problem because I started with the tallest animal, so making them to scale is a problem. Notice that the strange frog is the size of a letter on your keyboard.

Hope you enjoy!

Do you have any animal requests?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

a new vocab for a new world

2020 always seemed futuristic & fun. I grew up during the Jetsons revival, & they were living their best life with flying cars & Rosie the Robot. but now, we ARE NOT having a good time.   our new vocab includes: social distancing quarantine shelter at home flatten the curve #stayhomeKC & best of all, don't go see the doctor just call them. meanwhile everyone is talking about how we are "called to stay home and watch tv" it's not that hard, supposedly. but it's so much more... meanwhile on: tiger king ep.2 ( a NETFLIX original) "i am never going to financially recover from this" -when his employee, had her arm ripped off by a tiger.  only serves to remind me that the whole world  is hurting. what can I do to help?  
Read more

in service for: MOPS

Image
In another vein, this is a theme reveal project I worked up before summer break for my MOPS group. I am currently brainstorming table decor and name tag designs for the upcoming year. The colors for our theme of Starry Eyed are right in my wheelhouse. Loving it.
Read more

PRIMORDIAL & WARRIOR earrings available

Image
Each Earring component is hand sawn, hammer textured  & painstakingly tinted. ARTistic medium: fine silver and copper © molliemade 2017 to get these delivered to your doorstep, head on over to my Etsy shop:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/MollieMadeDesign also available on fine silver chains with custom designed magnetic closures, when you get snagged, your chain breaks away without breaking you . *Publishing this before my Etsy is picture perfect, because I just have to press GO.
Read more