I was so excited to get it back to see what changes had been made to it.
One side, the front with a green background and white pull through spots had remained untouched the entire time.
Sam has removed all the enamel on the reverse side and she had covered with a transparent lime green enamel. There were also bits of wire and copper attached using the original holes of the piece. Unfortunately I was too focused on making the final changes that I totally forgot to take a photo. Sam's additions reminded me a little of bark, and I contemplated incorporating some wood to the final piece. But I wasn't too sure that the transparent lime green worked with the deeper blue green of the other side.
So I undertook some more enamel experiments, looking to replicate lichen on the other side. I removed all the transparent line green and used stump grey as the base coat, and a light coat of oriental red over the top. The result was an amazing pull through that also highlighted the textured metal underneath.
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| Reverse side detail |
I wasn't too sure how to finish the piece. Originally I was going to turn it into a brooch, but I felt that it restricted the viewer as to which side they observed (I really liked both sides in equal measures)
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| Reverse side |
So I crocheted a form using the holes in the metal as a starting point. I really liked the void, so I left it a little open, and then crocheted some chain.
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| Front side detail of crochet |
I made a point of making the chain long enough so that it was ambiguous as to how it could be worn.
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| Front side |
For example, it could be a necklace, wrapped around the wrist, or even inverted and worn on the head....
It was an exciting breakthrough for me and I am going to continue to explore this method of working.
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