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carpenartistry - Saturday, December 1, 2007 - 6:25pm
abstract eye

This necklace is textured, tempered steel with suede strap,and handcrafted steel and ebony beads.


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Canaday Designs's picture

such beautifull vibrant

Canaday Designs - Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 1:56pm

such beautifull vibrant colors, I like that the texture is to the forefront of the coloring, realy adds deapth.
Matt


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carpenartistry - Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 6:04pm

Thanks Matt.
jeff (Obafemi) williams


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eligius1427's picture

The piece is beautiful. How

eligius1427 - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 10:50am

The piece is beautiful. How were you able to get such small areas of color with heat? Or is the color from a patina?

Jake


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carpenartistry - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 11:01pm

Thanks Jake. The color-tempering- is underneath targeted areas of texture.
jeff Obafemi williams


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Bill Roberts's picture

nice piece, Jeff. and by

Bill Roberts (not verified) - Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 9:47am

nice piece, Jeff.

and by "underneath"......can I assume that translates to You added the "temper colors" first and then added the hammered texture?
Do you clear coat the steel to preserve the colors, and if so....what do you use?
bill


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abstrct eye questions

carpenartistry - Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 11:42am

Yes, Bill, on all of my projects i use tempering as a primary method of adding color to metal. Tempering was a step in the process with this project but not first. I apply layers of texture to all projects to give dimension and depth. The texturizing processes are the result of hand and power tools. On this piece i used both but no hammering. I use a variety of agents to preserve metal. On this piece i used acrylic.

jeff Obafemi williams


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