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Hydo Pole Pendant by ~SongBird55:iconSongBird55:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Jewelry

©2009 ~SongBird55
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Artist's Comments

This pendant was made for a classmate I wanted to trade jewellery with because I desperately wanted one of her pieces but couldn't afford it. I simply adore her style and her work. I did some etching this year and I really love it. I got so many cool photos and line drawings off the internet to use.

This piece is etched brass with a black patina that was sanded off to reveal the etched image but I left some of the patina on the raised surface, I think it looks like clouds. The brass is backed with sterling silver with a partial sterling frame attached with silver rivets with brass heads.

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~emily-strange May 26, 2009, 3:18:34 PM
I love how the fine lines look like they're worn away :) I love it when the etching does that.

Nice piece :)

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~Emily~

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~harlewood May 26, 2009, 3:51:09 PM
Very nice, dark and moody, I like!!
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~deaddamien May 26, 2009, 10:14:52 PM
Gorgeous, oh so gorgeous. The patina blotches on the raised surface remind me of an old photograph, and the telephone pole has such a loneliness to it. I've been wanting to try my hand in etching for quite some time.

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~Amaltheea May 27, 2009, 2:52:31 AM
Oh, that looks great. Can you tell me how you did this? I have some brass at home, that i would like to etch, but i don't know how. What accid do you use ?
Do you know a good tut somewhere on the internet?
Sorry for bothering you :hug:

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~SongBird55 May 27, 2009, 7:23:56 PM
Lol it's not problem at all! dA is all about sharing art and info right?

I used an etching solution we had at school I could scan my notes and send them to you. I also found something on dA, a tutorial for etching base metals without using acid, I'll see if I can find it for you. I haven't tried it but it looked interesting. Yay etching without harmful chemicals!

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~SongBird55 May 27, 2009, 7:26:42 PM
If you want my etching notes I'm willing to send them to you as well. I love etching, so simple and so pretty ^_^

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~SongBird55 May 27, 2009, 7:49:12 PM
There's a pretty detailed tut. on etching an altoids tin with electricity and salt water here. I don't know for sure but I think you should be able to use the same technique to do copper or other base metals if you use another piece of copper as the annode (two bolts in the tut). I have some more literature on this in my notes somewhere. I'll get them for you in a day or two, really busy today.

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Goldsmith, photographer, artist

For information on commissions see: [link]
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~deaddamien May 28, 2009, 9:16:43 AM
Seriously? I would be forever grateful, and then some!

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All things beautiful and strange -
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~SongBird55 May 29, 2009, 5:57:48 PM
Got the notes ready! But I don't know how to get them to you! They're too big for my puny e-mail!

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Goldsmith, photographer, artist

For information on commissions see: [link]
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