I finished the FOURTH Sea Urchin this morning. This is the last one in the BIG commission I was given back in May when I sold my first one and basically this is the majority of my work since then. Yes I squeezed in a cuff or two and a few workshops - given and taken but this has consumed my free time around all of them. I promised I would get them ALL delivered before Thanksgiving as they are to be holiday presents; so thankfully I have met that promise and then some.
Follow this link to see the other posts concerning the Sea Urchin series.
This sea urchin is an EXTRA LARGE where as the first and third were small and the second was medium/large. I started with a 7" diameter 18g copper disk which was raised. I had to bring in the walls a bit or else it would not fit IN the pitch bowl. YES, IN IT. I removed most of the pitch from the bowl so I could literally get the shell into the bowl and then back fill around it. This allowed me to do all the repousse without having to remove and reposition it as I worked my way round the inside. I finished the chasing last weekend and then I had to raise the edge more to roll it under. I then applied a Liberty Green patina to give it that "long under the sea" look.
Enjoy the process pictures.
Follow this link to see the other posts concerning the Sea Urchin series.
This sea urchin is an EXTRA LARGE where as the first and third were small and the second was medium/large. I started with a 7" diameter 18g copper disk which was raised. I had to bring in the walls a bit or else it would not fit IN the pitch bowl. YES, IN IT. I removed most of the pitch from the bowl so I could literally get the shell into the bowl and then back fill around it. This allowed me to do all the repousse without having to remove and reposition it as I worked my way round the inside. I finished the chasing last weekend and then I had to raise the edge more to roll it under. I then applied a Liberty Green patina to give it that "long under the sea" look.
Enjoy the process pictures.
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