I get obsessed. I am obsessed with metal clay right now. I work with bronze clay that I make myself so I can afford to try almost anything I want. I am currently trying to make hollow forms using glass marbles as molds. Did I mention that I am obsessed with hollow forms?
A couple of years ago, I was obsessed with boxes. And what is a box but a hollow form? Here are some pictures from one of the projects. Click on the pictures for captions.
I really am horrible at measuring no matter how hard I try. This part of the box came together rather easily, much to my surprise.
Next comes the hinges. Gaaaa! I really don’t know what I’m doing. But I did take a class with Richard Salley (fabulous teacher) where we made hinges. I think I learned more than I realized.
I know bupkis about making closures for boxes but I saw this one in a book somewhere and it looked forgiving enough.
And here’s the box! It’s about 2″ tall and 3/4″ wide.
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I heartily recommend Hinges and Hinge Based Catches for Jewelers and Goldsmiths, by Charles Lewton-Brain and The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes and Lockets by Tim McCreight.
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This is amazing. I’m simply trying to make hollow box forms in PC, and you’re doing it in metal clay! It looks like you’re off to a very creative summer. Congratulations. Arlene
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Arlene, It’s not metal clay. It’s brass sheet. I am not yet skilled enough to make a box out of metal clay. That’s a whole different set-o-chops. :-). For now, I am trying hollow metal clay beads.