Metal sculpture

My father is an amazing artist... he doesn't know it or acknowledge it persay, but he is. He makes the most beautiful, 3-D metal work I've ever seen. Recently, I realized that I had a golden opportunity here to apprentice him and asked him to teach me how to make these incredible works of art. He was more than happy to. So, I wanted to share my progress on my first metal sculpture.

This is my first flower and the basis for the rest of the piece.

Phase two, I added another flower and some smaller leaves to add a little more dimention to the piece.

Phase three: Another bloom and three more large leaves. This piece is really starting to fill out!

The welding is proving to be soooo tricky! Especially since I am working on this in segments on weekends when I can visit my parents. I have to be very careful not to ruin any of the previous work on it, or heat the acrylic finish on a completed flower while welding. I'm still not finished quite yet, but I'm really anxious to, I want to get this on my wall!

Bottle for Sara

I have really laid off of the wine bottles, though I always have a few ready to go lying around somewhere for the occasional sale. My friend Sara had commented on liking the bottle lamp I made and hung in my kitchen so I whipped one up for her for her birthday. The glass is frosted and the copper wire is treated with clear acrylic so she can hang it outside if she wants to.

I forgot to take a picture of it before giving it to her, so I snapped a quick one with my camera phone. Not the best pic, but the bottle turned out nicely. The chord for the lights comes out of a hole I drilled in the back, just like all my other bottles.