Anytime I try something new there is always a learning curve, sometimes it's more like a huge hill that I can't seem to climb, this newest project has been one of them. I signed up for an online class with Stephanie Lee to learn some of her techniques. The class is called Homesteaders Metalsmithing and until yesterday I have spent a whole lot of time making a mess but yesterday things started making sense. To start the we used brass cut into shapes then we were suppose to flood the brass with solder. After watching the video I thought that doesn't look terribly hard until I tried it over and over and over. I have recorded this painful process for you all as you can see below.
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| This is what happens when you try to use what you have on hand and not what the teacher has called for. |
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| Once I got the right stuff it was still no picnic. |
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| Here is what the brass squares and rectangles are suppose to look like this is called flooded solder. |
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| Here are some bezels I made today from the flooded solder pieces. |
The bezels still need to be antiqued sealed and filled with goodies but I am thrilled with my progress.
More to come...
