Home / Recent Work / Vine Snake, 2017, Hammer-formed copper and grapevine wood. 20" x 16" x 6" / Vine Snake, how it was made 21
Post date / 2017 / July
- 16. I had to do some hammering to take care of some flattening and to smooth out irregularities.
- 17. On the left, a rotary tool I made for the flexible shaft. As it revolves, each lobe acts like a little hammer, putting a hammer mark on the metal. This creates a nice texture reminiscent of snakeskin, in a very short time.
- 18. Showing the first bit of texturing, only took a minute or two.
- 19. Fitting the snake to the piece of grapevine. Because of the two shapes and the way they fit together, I could not bend the tail to its final shape until after the two were put together, So I had to have the final polish and patina on it ahead of time.
- 20. The finished piece. The tail is the hanger, and the snake is held securely to the wood with two screws.
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