http://www.artmetal.com/tags/weathering The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.artmetal.com/images/design_gallery/jay_hoffman/2009/01/seat_of_agroculture <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <a href="/images/design_gallery/jay_hoffman/2009/01/seat_of_agroculture"><img src="http://www.artmetal.com/files/images/P1010164.thumbnail.JPG" alt="Seat of Agroculture" title="Seat of Agroculture" class="image thumbnail" width="103" height="144" /></a><p>I love old rusty junk but i think we all have that in common here. Agrocultural stuff is what i like to use most in my asseblages because the forms are already artistic somehow. BTW this is a very com</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/images/design_gallery/jay_hoffman/2009/01/seat_of_agroculture">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/images/design_gallery/jay_hoffman/2009/01/seat_of_agroculture#comment Design Gallery assemblage furniture sharp pointy parts weathering welding Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:06:46 -0600 Jay Hoffman 7554 at http://www.artmetal.com http://www.artmetal.com/blog/eligius1427/2008/01/outdoor_sculpture_materials <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>I've been considering materials for an outdoor piece and wanted to make sure I haven't overlooked any possibilities. As of yet I have considered bronze, polished stainless steel, a sanded swirl pattern on stainless steel, painted steel or stainless, and rusting steel/corten. I've been reading about electropolished stainless, but don't know much about it. I really like the look of blackened and distressed steel, can you do this to stainless steel? Do any of you all have any other suggestions or comments about the above possibilities? Is aluminum an option? It seems kind of soft and would scratch easily?</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/eligius1427/2008/01/outdoor_sculpture_materials">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/eligius1427/2008/01/outdoor_sculpture_materials#comment large scale sculpture weathering Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:20:37 -0600 eligius1427 4961 at http://www.artmetal.com