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2020


In Pursuit of Enameling

November 13, 2020

About this time last year, I decided to invest in a kiln. Enamel work is beautiful and versatile. I took a risk and made a purchase before my skill justified it. Time feels funny this year. It’s ten years since I officially began as a business, but it’s not the year to celebrate. I was […]

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The Detectorist

August 13, 2020

This project was all about wire-wrapping. Similar to my last post regarding the same medium of resin but executed in a new way, this was not my typical wirework. Wire wrapping can be an entire artist’s work on its own. Wire was my gateway to more traditional metalwork, but this type of wire wrapping had […]

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The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

July 11, 2020

In a recent custom project, I had my first exposure to casting resin. Metalledwith’s botanical line has considered nature the most important material with metal closely following. Resin has largely been an afterthought, a necessary medium. It is time to embrace resin on its own. Yes, it’s still a tool, but the applications in which […]

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Switchplate

May 11, 2020

An enameling test for a an unusually sized switch plate in my kitchen. I wonder what happens if…

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