Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Reliquary to the Moon



I was in high gear during my stay at the Visual Arts Center in Anchorage, Alaska. This is an ambitious piece that used repousse for the faces. It is fabricated of brass sheet and acrylic at the base. I made use of brass nuts and bolts to join the pieces. The faces can be removed to allow the placement of illusive lunar relics. The face assembly is allowed to spin through the pierced opening in the elongated oval brass plate. The rivets are decorative.

1978 6”x3”x6”

2 comments:

Becky James said...

I saw this on the Metal Artist Forum, maybe one day I'll be able to join in!!!

Fred Zweig said...

Becky,

I encourage you to join the group. They are a great group of metalsmiths.

Fred