When I can't fall asleep (which is often) I lie in bed and think "what if" sort of things and try to let my mind free-wheel in a kind of brainstorming mode where no ideas are silly or unfeasible. Often in this frame of mind, solutions come to mind. I was lying trying to think of all the possible ways I could make impressions in the cooldrink can metal I've been working with - and it suddenly occured to me: an engraver! Of course! Luckily our local library has an engraver, that one can borrow on one's library card, so here it is and it works just fine. I do have to set it on the highest setting to get it to make a decent imprint, but it is way better than having to press hard with your hands, which I can't do at this stage anyway.So I've been fishing cooldrink cans out of bins, especially on campus, where there are always rich pickings. If you spot me looking in a bin and reaching a hand inside, it's not that I've fallen on hard times and am looking for food, I'm just scavenging for art materials!!
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OH yes! This is known as Curbside Shopping, Dumpster Diving, or Urban Archeology!!
I use a ball point pen. Is there a way to antique these ingravings on the cooldrik can? You sound like me, lying awake untill all hours with ideas whirling around in my head and then resorting to blog hunting on the internet. I'm obsessed with arty blogs.....which is how I found yours.
I've been wanting to try and antique them and have a bottle of stuff the stained-glass folks use, but now that I want it, do you think I can find it???? Grrr. I should think it would work.
(The ball point pen was WAY too hard on my hands.)
Karen
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