Home » galleries » Sculpture Gallery
» Copper Hibiscus

Copper Hibiscus

B.J. Severtson - Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 3:16pm
| | | | |
Copper Hibiscus

The flowers and leaves are constructed from sheet copper. The colors come from patinas, not paint.


» add new comment | thumbnail
Mercury's picture

Wow! Thats really nice. How

Mercury - Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 5:34pm

Wow! Thats really nice. How long did it take to do and how did you do the patina? Great work!
Merc


» reply
B.J. Severtson's picture

Thank you

B.J. Severtson - Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 8:22pm

Actually this piece is early in the flower series. There is a welded wire armature that holds the stems in place. Other than that this piece and the container are a cold construction, no welds. The flowers are heat coloring the leaves a commercial patina. This pc was my wifes birthday present. The only wire in the pc is the armature, the Stems started as sheet stock. The first fifty in the series are heat coloring the rest are patinated. The flower heads are removable, and for the most part interchangeable. This one works out a bunch of form issues, but leaves room in the patina and heat coloring areas for further experimentation and finish. That's why there are so many of them. If I made copper look delicate,suggested a moment in time, or breathed some life into an idea then these are successful. more pics tomorrow Brad


» reply
Mercury's picture

Well if you ask me they are

Mercury - Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 4:17am

Well if you ask me they are definately successful!You do real nice work. Please post more pics!
Merc


» reply
Rick Crawford's picture

Copper Hibiscus

Rick Crawford - Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 9:35am

I second Merc's comments, these are beautiful. My wife is a copper nut. Anything copper is great as far as she is concerned.
I like the flowers, as they all individually look like copper. Each one, by itself would look unmistakeably like copper, and yet they are so different, each one a slightly different color. You have definitely achieved something fine here.

Nice work,
Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge


» reply
B.J. Severtson's picture

Thank you

B.J. Severtson - Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 12:17pm

I do appreciate the comments. Glad you enjoy this arrangement.Such a keen eye and a very intelligent wife, too. smiling Brad


» reply
Frank Castiglione's picture

Pretty

Frank Castiglione - Monday, May 14, 2007 - 9:52am

Hi Brad,
Nice flowers, very delicate in appearance. I was wondering what thickness the copper sheet is that you use to construct these flowers. Thanks, eh?
Frank


» reply
B.J. Severtson's picture

Thank you

B.J. Severtson - Monday, May 14, 2007 - 1:35pm

Frank
The heaviest metal in this pc is 16 ga. The lightest is 35ga. Flower heads are not of an even thickness. This piece is an exercise in annealing-annealing and more annealing. They are rolling mill work. I tend to roll out stock until it feels right. I have a B&S gauge around here somewhere. There are also no hammer marks on this piece. If I want to make some metal move I use a twenty ton press. Thank you again, hope I've answered your question.
Enjoy
Brad


» reply