Showing posts with label embossed metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label embossed metal. Show all posts

July 27, 2021

Collections for Inspiration

 

Vintage buttons, lace, metal findings, 
cloth flowers, iris pods, driftwood, stamps, 
Victorian beadwork, trims, pincushions, 
scraps of my watercolors, cyanotypes, scratchboard, 
handmade papers, silk embroidery, dried flowers,
 fabric scraps, old quilts, milliners flowers, 
letter stencils, old engravings.













July 12, 2021

July 7, 2021

Metal Embossing as covers for books




These embossed metal pieces were created using lace, seed pods, dried flowers, and metal screening. Each object was placed underneath the metal and then pressed to pick up their textures. 





 

July 6, 2021

Embossed Metal and Inspiration



 


Embossed metal
Working with metal, embossing tools, paint 
and various texture materials such as
 fabric and screening.



Inspired by:


Stone Carving




Patterns in sand




Patterns in stone



Hailstone after a storm


Antique French ribbon and metal trim


Plant roots



Patterns inside maple and ash trees




Heavy buckrum fabric used as insulation
100 years ago




Old New England stonewall




Rock formation along the shore.