This passed weekend I arrived at that point, where you begin looking around the shop at all the drops and leftover pieces, and thinking to
yourself, 'what the heck can I make out of these?' Well, I have been in need of a little gate for my garden, so a garden gate is what I created

I thought I would share my latest project - a garden gate with a frog motif. At this point, I have most of the pieces cut, formed and ready for welding.

I have not yet made a final decision in regards to how I will patina the piece, so please feel free to offer your suggestions, keeping in mind, that both I, and my client enjoy natural colors and textures. I am thinking along the lines of a heated peanut oil for the frame, and perhaps letting the copper do its own thing... The more I look at this, I am tempted to re-create the frog out of copper as opposed to the steel piece seen in the photo - making it much easier to texture and patina. Hmm... what was I thinking? :-)