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Steeling My Rose
lin -
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 3:46pm
Sculpture Gallery | MIG | mild steel | transparent auto paint  I'm trying to come up with some smaller, less expensive pieces for galleries. Hopefully, this one is on the right track. Lin  Rose
lin -
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 9:50am
Hey Warren, I have about 6 hours in the whole thing. Should get faster if I do more. It didn't sell in the show last weekend but everyone loved it. I put it in a gallery at $200.00. We'll see if it sells there. I need to learn to do less detail and get alot faster! Lin  Roses are Red
Wild Bill Campbell -
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 9:58am
That's impressive. There is a lot of sheen. You must sand and polish before assembly. The red looks more like a glass then a paint. Is that something you picked up at the auto parts store?  paint
visitor -
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 9:46am
Thanks, Bill, I do use a flapper disk as I go along and finish with a fine sanding disk (on a pneumatic tool). Then I clean with acetone twice and paint. The paint is a transparent auto paint called metalcast by dupli-color, available at Auto Zone and Checker. That is clear coated with a clear rustoleum which I find doesn't darken the color like Krylon does. The metalcast is a beautiful color but can chip if bumped hard, which is why I use multiple coats of the clear. Lin  Nice Job on the rose. I
eligius1427 -
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 7:56am
Nice Job on the rose. I like all of the detail, the color, and the base, which is often times overlooked. Jake Jake Balcom rose
visitor -
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 9:48am
Thanks, Jake. I like the base, too. It is a 5" sphere from King Metal which I drilled holes top and bottom so I could weld the rose stem in. That is set on a small square of steel, also with a 1/2" hole, and welded from the bottom. Lin |
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Red for sure
Lin, nice looking rose and it is really red! Nice shape and really a lot of petal work. Lots of detail in the leaves and branches too. Now you say less expensive, so how many hours into one of these?
For the art fairs for many years (1972?) I usually take a vase full of roses. Nothing quite as fancy as yours and I kind of mass produce them to get the price down. Sell for $10 each and usually a few go a show. Seems like there also a lot of other people making roses too.
www Metalrecipes -- heat and beat to the desired shape, repeat as necessary.
warren