Experimentation

Lately I've felt the urge to make something. Something other than jewelry. I like making jewelry, of course, and I like selling beads, but I also feel like I want to do something else. For years I've seen lovely designs and wished I could replicate them somehow, and I think etching on copper might be an interesting way to showcase lovely pieces of art.

So I've ordered a small selection of copper blanks from Rings N Things, and I'm looking forward to receiving them next week. I'm still trying to decide between acid-etching and electro-etching; I'm not certain just yet which way I want to go. I don't have a laser printer, so that might be a hindrance.

I'll definitely keep you all updated!

The next phase

I've been very intrigued by electroetching brass, and I've made the first, tentative steps toward doing so. Today I visited a hardware store and picked up polyurethane varnish, and a brush. I'll pick up a car charger at a Murray's, and they might have copper sulfate as well. I'm going to compare prices for blanks and order some this week.

For years I've thought it would be intriguing to have the ability to pick and choose artwork somehow, and attach it to some kind of merchandise. I always though that T-shirts would be fun to design, for example. I find myself intrigued by the etching process, and I'm already wondering which kinds of designs would work best. I'll definitely be photographing the process and sharing it with you all.