My copper tree's coming along now - taking much longer than I'd hoped, but as long as it looks good, and I've learned something along the way that's fine, and I'l know what to charge next time.
I was aiming to patinate the copper with Liberon Tourmaline brown, which I've used in the past on smaller items, but I've just discovered that the health and safety nazis have caused it to be dicontinued.

Have begun making this tree thing !
Think it's going o.k. Am getting pretty neat welds, as I get used to tigging copper - not sure if I should grind em down smooth though, or if once I've browned the whole piece, they'll blend in visually, and just add a bit of extra texture ?

Came across these pictures of a job I'd all but forgotten, while I was looking for stuff to put on my site.
I made this for a guy to put in his houseboat, which he was about to enter in some big custom boat show/competition.

Sucky Sucky day!
Have just picked up an email from the client who was a hairs breadth away from putting down a deposit for my first tree sculpture, saying that after discussion with colleagues and ground staff ( it's for a school) they feel that the high value of copper would make it a target for thieves, as they have no real security at night.

Frabjous day!
Had a meeting this morning with a local school this morning and have been commissioned to create a tree sculpture in copper. After a month of very run of the mill blacksmithing and fabricating jobs this is the third "arty" job to come in within a week. And the most challenging / high profile.