Art Piece - Jaguar in the Jungle

I have completed another wall art piece!  This one features cheetah agate, a brass jaguar, and copper imprinted with leaves and ferns.  Love the little details on this one!

Jaguar in the Jungle - a wall art piece about 12" long, mounted on wood.

The brass outline was drawn and then hand cut from brass sheet.  The copper was "etched" with my rolling mill and actual dried ferns and leaves.  I love the rolling mill - no acids or other chemicals and no waste to dispose of.  Plus, just look at those imprints! 

Copper - rolling mill "etching" with real leaves and ferns

Cheetah agate - gorgeous, natural cat-like pattern!

This piece has the cheetah agate slab embedded in the wood, so it is nearly flush with the surface.  It's ready to find a "forever home" and be hung up!

 

More to come!

Thanks for stopping by,
~Hannah

Eastern Idaho State Fair - I PLACED!

I entered one of my pieces in the Eastern Idaho State Fair this year!  It's the first time I've entered anything in any kind of fair, and I'm very excited to say I placed.  My piece was accepted in the Fine Arts "Barn", under Professional, 3-D Based. 

Sea Serpent Panel - 3rd Place at the EISF!

I competed with other amazing artists and look forward to challenging myself again next year!  First place went to a lovely, larger-than-life bronze bust and the best in show went to a painting-style sculpture of a pair of highly detailed hands.

I can't remember the piece that won 2nd place, but I happily took 3rd with my Sea Serpent Panel hand-cut from copper, brass, and nickel!  My piece was also one of the first on display as you entered the room, right on the end cap of the Best in Show pieces.  It really couldn't have been better placement or a better time.

Enjoy the Fall Fairs!
~Hannah

Coming Soon: Copper Art Panel

I have been commissioned to create a piece of artwork!  A LARGE piece of artwork out of COPPER!

It's exciting news and my biggest commission to date - but it also means that my jewelry creations are taking a backseat this month.  It took a couple weeks to draw up the design, get a rough copy approved, and then fill in the details and make a copy to work from.

But I have now started the sawing and filing and it's so wonderful to be working with metal, on my workbench, on a piece of art that I've already been paid for!  Makes me feel a little more successful.

Here's a small portion of what I'm working on.  The finished piece is 16 inches wide by 4 feet tall.  This section is less than 6 inches tall - so I have a lot more to do!

And this piece will fit right in with my new portfolio - one that I'm hoping to have on display in an art gallery by next tourist season....My other pieces will include natural animals and scenes.  This may or may not be the only mythical, fantastical creation - I haven't decided yet.  But I do so love (and miss) creating dragons (or serpents)!

I'm expecting my posts to be sporadic or continued updates for this piece for the next month or so.  In August I should be resuming my other metalwork and jewelry designs!

Happy Creating!
PZ