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This is one of the no rivet rivet pieces I made in i think my junior year at MCA. Regardless, I would periodically collect my own drops (or scrap material) and scrap materials left in the floor by other students, after class was over, as it was customary for someone to clean up (if you were in a responsible class) afterward. This wouldn't always happen, as many metals students were just taking the class because they couldn't resist how awesome the program was, and how amazing it is to make art from metal. Many of these students were not emphasizing metal work, nor even sculpture, so many of them weren't horribly invested in taking care of the classroom.

As such I reaped the rewards, which were free materials to work with in a particular side project i had going, and a clean place in which to work, when I or a few others cleaned up.

anyway, this is a NO solder piece. This also has very little fusion elements, Its almost entirely physical bonds, such as wrapping, pinching, and rivetless riveting. a process that may have existed before I invented it for my own purposes. But was in my mind, my own creation.

The piece is made of all non ferrous metals. Mostly copper and bronze, a bit of brass, and a bit of nickel silver.

The coloring is a combination of fire scale and fire coloring. Fire coloring is a common process among metal smiths, and one many discover on their own, much like I did. copper, and materials with copper content, can develop a rainbow like color scheme when exposed to the right amount of heat, and allowed to cool, much like steel does when its being tempered. If left alone to fully cool, it will retain this color for years. As you can see on this freshly photographed piece, which is at least 3 years old, if not more.

Description
***DownLoad for extra large detail view***

This is one of the no rivet rivet pieces I made in i think my junior year at MCA. Regardless, I would periodically collect my own drops (or scrap material) and scrap materials left in the floor by other students, after class was over, as it was customary for someone to clean up (if you were in a responsible class) afterward. This wouldn't always happen, as many metals students were just taking the class because they couldn't resist how awesome the program was, and how amazing it is to make art from metal. Many of these students were not emphasizing metal work, nor even sculpture, so many of them weren't horribly invested in taking care of the classroom.

As such I reaped the rewards, which were free materials to work with in a particular side project i had going, and a clean place in which to work, when I or a few others cleaned up.

anyway, this is a NO solder piece. This also has very little fusion elements, Its almost entirely physical bonds, such as wrapping, pinching, and rivetless riveting. a process that may have existed before I invented it for my own purposes. But was in my mind, my own creation.

The piece is made of all non ferrous metals. Mostly copper and bronze, a bit of brass, and a bit of nickel silver.

The coloring is a combination of fire scale and fire coloring. Fire coloring is a common process among metal smiths, and one many discover on their own, much like I did. copper, and materials with copper content, can develop a rainbow like color scheme when exposed to the right amount of heat, and allowed to cool, much like steel does when its being tempered. If left alone to fully cool, it will retain this color for years. As you can see on this freshly photographed piece, which is at least 3 years old, if not more.