ArtMetal

Marilyn,

I believe Marcia was one of the priviledged few who studied with Satuo Ando when he visited here in the 70's. The technique he taught is called Uchidashi by the Japanese and the metal is worked on a very hard pitch that is kept uncomfortably warm. If you note the texture around my beetle it is caused by these matted tools that Marcia showed you how to make. In Japanese these are called Dashtagane and the craftsman has to make them in a variety of sizes.

Fred Zweig
Metalsmith