Followup to Great find for an upcylcer

Art Nouveau Wall Art completed

As you might have read in my previous post on found art , I found this wonderfull scroll form in the garbage and knew right then that greater things where in the future for this composition.  I ordered the steel flowers from King Architectural Metals, welded them on with some other accents and gave them a super bright and reflective iridescent finish in several vibrant colors.  Here is closeups of some of the accents.

This wonderfull piece with its bright metallic colors is listed at my Etsy shop as art-nouveau iridescent floral metal wall art .  Hurry its at a good price with free shipping to the continental US!



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Great find for an upcycler

Dumpster diving for art

While taking out the trash, I noticed a rather ornate metal curl.  On further inspection, I pulled this beauty out of the trash.  Yes, it was IN THE TRASH!  It is about 33 inches across and made of what appears to be 1/8 inch rods.  Undoubtably this was probably part of someones decor that someone got bored of.  This happens alot with these drab souless Asian import pieces that floor our furniture stores and big box strores.

Aquiring accents and surface preparation

Did not take me long to figure out what to do with my find to make a respectable piece of wall art.  Without delay, I ordered some steel flowers from King Architectural Metals which has the best selection of decorative metals by far at the right prices.  You can the ones I got in the first photo above.  Next, I took the grinder and ground the paint off the areas I wished to weld the flowers on as well as a spot to attach my ground connection for my welder shown in the second picture.

As you might have guessed, the five flowers I welded on make a world of difference.  I am now considering some spheracle accents to imitate fruit or berries to bring more vibrance to this piece. I

will write a follow up blog to let you know what happens. 















Mid Century Metal Wall Art Brazed Nails

Hey just wanted to let you know I listed a new item on Esty. CLick the link below:
Mid Century Abstract Nail Art

Follow up to Martha Stewarts Metallic paints

 

Simulated candy paints

I know you are all waiting with bated breath since my last post "Martha Stewart Metallic Paints"  so here is my completed garden stake with 3 ccoats of Rustoleum Clear for protection.  I am really pleased with the results.  With the Krylon X-metal transparent colors, the Martha Stewart Living Metallic paints, more specifically the polished silver one, make an admirable water based silver base coat for spray can simulated candy paints. This item Floral Garden Stake is available at my Etsy Shop  . Have a closer look:

 

Martha Stewart Metallic Paint

 

Martha Stewart Living-Metallic Paint

 

I was at Home Depot the other day looking at flooring when I remembered I needed somespray paint.  I happened to notice a new display in the paint section.  There, they had all these latex specialty paints.  The ones that caught my eye the most was the metallics.  I already have been using the Folk art Metallics on many of my projects.  Although water based, I always apply a solvent based lacquer for protection. 

 

The Martha Stewart Metallics are like $5 to $8 for a 10 ounce jar so I figured I at least should try.  I picked the polished silver since I need a light colored silver undercoat for my X-metal paints.  With a silver reflective base and a transparent paint,  you get something resembling a candy paint as in my most recent artwork Pisces. 

 

 

Here is a garden stake I am working on.  I applied two coats of the Martha Stewart Polished silver

and it turned out pretty decent.  The real test will be when some transparent paint is applied over this.

 

Nuts and bolts in metal art

Found this page while searching for welded art. I have seen a few artists use the technique of welding various nuts, bolts, and hardware to create a believable animal or character. Here is some pictures of this artform.