This month's Art Elements theme is - Eyes.
Mom and I both looked for ideas for this theme - I have a Pinterest board of Art Elements theme ideas. I think mom and I both came up with ideas for these month's theme. I found the idea of the tiger eyes and mom found the idea for the Day of the Dead.
These are the patterns glued down onto the copper. Mom will then drill pilot holes, thread the jeweler's saw blade through the holes and saw out each design. I didn't take pictures of mom sawing this time - she mostly sawed while I was at work.
Enameling for me is a several step process:
I start with a clear layer on the back of the piece first:
I then do layers of color until I get the look on want - on the back first. When I am done enameling the back - I then flip the piece and do the same layers on the front - and cross my fingers that the front will look as good as the back.
I then use an iron to smoosh the tiger eyes flat.
And again using the iron to smoosh the Day of the Dead eyes flat.
Because the pieces are flat, and laying on trivets, the heat can warp the piece. So, I use the iron to flatten the pieces out again.
Here are the final pieces:
The tiger eyes are being displayed in a shadow box.
If you guys didn't notice - the face is actually in a feather. Yes, I was totally oblivious of that fact until I started enameling the piece. Mom just shook her head at me and said this was your idea. I said all I was looking at was the eyes :)
Again, we displayed the Day of the Dead eyes in a shadow box. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture. The shadow boxes are not easy to take photos of to share.
So...that is what mom and I created for this month's theme: eyes.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone else created!!!
Here is a list of the participants:
AE Team:
