Pear #17

"Cop-pear"

Copper foil 5x7

One of my very favorite techniques 

is repousse; embossing.

The amount of pressure applied with a tool

(here I used a metal ball tool- it's double ended)

to the copper--front or back

leaves either very subtle marks

or deep dimensional textures.

Sometimes I glue small shapes on the piece.

I use liver of sulfur to patinate the copper.

Then I buff it with steel wool.

Copper is a bit hard to photograph

but then again,

you know I have issues with cameras ;)

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Spending time writing in my journal

is helping me sort out the 

tangles.

It's a good friend

it listens

it doesn't judge me

and it brings moments of clarity.