Featured Abstract trench art

Thanks, yes I already turned the militaria biz over to Ms. Spring a few years back and I’m full time in various metal hobbies, once I get all the machine tools all in final position and powered up, may well do more. I have a number of artsy trench art cartridge cases I did back when, maybe I’ll post pix of some of the better ones.

 

Maybe?????

 

They are carefully put away somewhere, and I should be able to locate them one of these days.

 

Please post pics as soon as you locate them Spring .. you have a real talent, very nice work .... Joy.

 

Ok I’ll have access to a few on Wed. when Ms. Spring gets back to her office, will keep looking for the rest.

 

Here’s a pic of another one I made ca. 2003, from a flattened 57mm antitank gun cartridge case. We liked this one and it is now framed and hangs on a wall of Ms. Spring’s office. I’m posting the link only, if anyone wants to repost so the poor linkophobes can see it, that’s fine. It is about 9 x 7.” Think I named it but can’t recall name at the moment so if one of you wants to suggest a name, I might rename it.


https://springfieldarsenal.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_4123.jpg

 

Ooo Nice! Reminds me of sun rays

 

One of these days I’ll strip the clear coat and fix the darkened areas which grew since it was finished, probably due to incomplete de-acidification.

 

Or just strip the clear coat, period, unless Mrs Spring likes her brass shiny.

 

Seems to be a fairly petty and non functioning label that doesn’t really need to exist. If money painted on a bracelet is it just craft. Judge would be questioned by themselves left right and centre

 

Thanks. When I did that piece I was experimenting, and it got way too cluttered. If I do another similar to it I’ll keep all the highways but reduce the number of other objects. I think I’ll try some kind of artificial patination to give it more depth.

 

Ms. Spring keeps some office tools on this shortened 105mm howitzer cartridge case I etched in 2003. I named it “Unearthed.”

 

This tall thin piece is named “Leaf Me Alone.” It was my first try at etching steel (the projectile.). The definition of the images turned out better than on brass. Next time I set up to do some etching I may continue the experiments with steel.

 

“Paris.” I didn’t create any of the images, I just took “stock footage” so to speak, and used it. This was an experiment in creating a pleasing patination or background for the images. I liked what I got.

 

NICE! I especially like the projectile. That took some skill.

 

Actually no skill required, so I was surprised more people don’t do it. The etchant (chemical) does all the hard work silently and quickly, is dirt-cheap, safe and easy to use. Today there are so many acid-resistant materials readily available to make the design that I’m surprised more people don’t do it. You can just paint the metal then remove paint where you want metal removed, couldn’t be easier. Historically, liquid asphalt was used and is probably the best “resist” available. I bought a bottle of it at an art supply store but never tried it because I found other materials that worked well enough.

 

I once took an art history class in Jr. College . The instructor showed us a slide of copper leaves on a panel on a wall.... told us to write a paper on it ... I told her it looked like a partition between two booths in a Denny's Restaurant. She gave me a C- minus on my paper ...turns out, it was HER sculpture...lol

You my friend , are an artist... Better than that Picasso guy... in my opinion......

A+ this time ????

 

@springfld.arsenal what makes the background seem checkered pattern or smooth?

 

Leaving bare metal for the etchant to eat away gives a smooth surface as long as the etchant is properly agitated. Anything placed on the metal leaves high places, height depending on whether the resist material is liquid-permeable or not. I got some interesting patterns by securing found items onto the metal. Think of how many different patterns you could get from yard goods with different textures. Of course you could always paint a pattern on but the thought of all that work really turned me off. Find some nonmetallic stuff with an interesting pattern and you’ll be in business. Some can be washed and reused but that type of material is cheap enough so re-use is seldom worth the effort.