Round Metal Weavings Wall Art Sculptures
Circle weavings are fun metal weavings, symbolizing wholeness, completeness, the sun, the moon and feminine energy. Spirals symbolize the ever-expanding energy of life, or the inward quieting focus of meditation. Combined they represent a dynamic, energetic wholeness.
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| 36" Circle Spiral Weaving copper with flame colors |
Shaped Circle 35" diameter x 4" copper with flame colors |
And the circle spiral weaving is an unusual metal weaving. 6 to 12 spiral arms, connected in the center, are hand cut from one circle and twice that number of pie-shaped pieces from another circle. Then the pieces are carefully woven together, hammered tight and welded in place.
The following three weavings all represent different approaches to a 36" circle with a brass spiral melted on it and a salt/fire patina - flat, vertical undulations and horizontal undulations.
The salt/fire patinas are done prior to any cutting and immediately after a
brass spiral is melted onto the copper.
The flame colors are added after all weaving and welding and shaping are completed.
Acrylic or polyurethane clear coats protect the metal. These coatings have been tested for 5 years now outside in all kinds of Michigan weather for 5+ years now with no failures.
Here are two larger undulated circles, one with the salt/fire patina, the
other with a flame patina.
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| Undulated Circle - horizontal 40" x 48" x 2" copper with brass spiral and salt/fire patina |
Undulated Circle - horizontal 40" x 48" x 2" copper with flame colors |
The following are two examples of the wide variation in intensity of color
that can be obtained with the flame technique. I call the flame technique
'painting with fire'.
I also do a 24" spiral woven circle. It has 6
spiral legs and 12 'pie' pieces. It looks terrific in a black shadow-box frame
on black matboard.
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| 48" Circle Spiral Weaving 12 spiral arms and 24 pie pieces copper with flame colors |
47" diameter x 4" deep this is the shaped version of the preceding copper with flame colors |