Daffodil

mele miller - Friday, January 18, 2008 - 11:47am

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How about a Daffodil?

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Pretty

Frank Castiglione - Friday, January 18, 2008 - 4:53pm

Hi Mele,
Nice. Is this flower made from copper?
Frank

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Nope, it's steel! Thanks

mele miller - Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 5:55am

Nope, it's steel! Thanks

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Steel?

warren - Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 10:13am

mele,
Yeah when I first looked it I thought copper and patina by a wash of muratic acid to get the purple tint, but steel hmmm nice color. Nice shape of flower, one thing though that you may try is put a little shaping in the petals so they do not look too flat.
warren
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They actually are crvered

mele miller - Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 1:58pm

They actually are crvered you just can't tell in the picture.
Mele

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Hi Mele: Nice looking

NELSON - Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 7:36pm

Hi Mele:
Nice looking flower, the color of it made me think it was copper. How do you get that nice color, and what finish for rust protection outdoors? Thanks. Nelson.

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Nelson, I heat the petals to

mele miller - Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 5:46am

Nelson,
I heat the petals to bend them so they take the patina differently than if you didn't. I clean them and use Insta-rust. It turn the metal a nice pink when you first put it on. Then I seal it after it dries but before it rusts. The sealer turns it a kind of dark copper color. I did let the leaves rust before I sealed them. When you put the sealer over the Insta-rust it always reacts differently and you never know exactly what color it will be.
Thanks, Mele

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Mele- Nice job (again).

Rob Sigafoos - Monday, January 21, 2008 - 11:29am

Mele-
Nice job (again). Nice, delicate work- this would add so much to anyone's garden. You have a real touch for these!
Rob

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Pretty possie

Mystro_the_meta... - Monday, January 21, 2008 - 9:16pm

So pretty, the natural formation of rust is the only color the makes this type of art pop. I was thinking of naming my second son Erosion, kinda matches with my name Emmanuel

a pretty flower for you Mele

made by my Brother Frankie