Howdy ArtMetal folk. I dunno if I'll ever update this blog but I love browsing and will likely continue to update my picasaweb album as I go (see signature).

Figured I'd start with a post of a tiny history with a couple images.

Just learned a new word.
"Whitesmithing"
Guess this counts?

Is anyone familiar with this technique of coloring stainless steel with heat? An Oregon artist named Milo uses a liquid he doesn't identify to "paint" images on 300 series mill finished stainless steel sheet. He then uses a torch to burn the images onto the sheet and claims the resulting color and image are permanent. I'm curious what chemicals he could be using. There is a video on his website where you can watch the process. One of the chemicals appears to be similar to a petroleum jelly and the other is a liquid that is sprayed on the image.