Rick,
The piece starts as wire, I braided it. yes I'll post some more pics of it. Just a little busy around here this evening. It's just sitting on the stand to get it's picture taken. It is meant to hang in a space over a counter in the kitchen. thanks again Brad

Fred,
My pleasure. My sketch books begin to combine with the metal. Did you see the shadow? reminds me of the sketch. A treat I hadn't expected. Thanks again enjoy Brad

This piece begins as 22 four foot pcs of 12 gauge copper wire. These wires are then folded in half and run through the rolling mill until they are 2.5 mm wide and each 1/2 strand becomes a little over 3 feet long.. I work over wooden stakes that I made from discarded furniture, bed posts to table legs. The technique is more closely related braiding than to weaving, though both techniques do have warp and weft strands. This type of braid is the same as that used in making a bullwhip, coaxial cable or tiny stent I have in an artery in my heart. There are more of these coming. I'll try to get some process shots. The process isn't particularly complicated, very repetitious in fact. It's just that the lines occupy 3d space they then inter play with each other and create a form. There are 5 annealings involved in the process. It's a lot like drawing in 3d, plus you get to use a hammer... Brad