Recent Work

14. With the wax solidified, I heated the steel plate enough to melt the wax a little when the piece was set down on it. When it cooled it was stuck tight. Now I can do the work on the front side. This took many hours with many tools. Here I'm using a lining tool on the closed eyelid.

Author

Steve Shelby

Created on

Thursday 12 April 2018

Posted on

Saturday 28 September 2019

Tags

chasing and repoussé, copper plaque, copper relief sculpture, copper sculpture, hammered metal, metal art, metal sculpture, metalsmithing, Muddy Waters, shelbyvision, Steve Shelby

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• Recent Work / Muddy Waters Plaque, Made from 16 gauge copper with repousse and chasing, 8-1/2" in diameter, 1/2" deep / How it was Made

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