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silver-leaf

  1. Floating Leaf

    Floating Leaf

    on a walnut palette, silver leaf is applied to a pyrographically carved leaf pattern -- then a bit of alchemy is added to generate colors. very hard to get a good photo of colors
  2. Oak Box

    Oak Box

    This valley oak box is a gift - it's branded with a coil tip, silver-leafed. the colors are generated by a patinizing chemical.
  3. Alchemy

    Alchemy

    Step-3: Patination A colorful patina was developed on the silver. This photo doesn't represent the color well--the yellows are golds, the greys are silver, the browns are hues of purple. this is one piece that needs good lighting! All comments welcomed -- this is not what i invisioned, and...
  4. Branded Cedar-Step 2

    Branded Cedar-Step 2

    The outside has been silver-leafed. Ugly! But wait-if the weather would only cooperate, on to step-3! (wonder what the turning-gods have instore for this one?)
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