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Copper Electroplated Feather Brooch Pin 2

About Artwork

Golden patina feather brooch pin would be lovely our your hat, shawl, scarf or sweater.

This piece has been Copper Electroformed

Electroforming- the intricate process of growing copper onto another medium. The items is sealed then coated with a conductive paint, submerged into a copper electrolyte solution, then a low voltage charge is passed through the solution, during this process the copper grows anywhere there is conductivity. And since this is a chemical process the organic matter, in this case a Feather, is still inside, just encased in copper.

Approximant measurements:
6.25″x 1.25″

Cost: $65

Year Created: 2019

Materials: Feather, Copper, Wire

Size: 6.25"x1.25"

Signed: Yes

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About the Artist

Dustin Swiers started glass lampworking back in 2008 when he moved to Mankato for schooling. Swiers received two degrees from Minnesota State University, Mankato, a BFA and an MA, both focused on ceramics and sculpture. He created Flame in Hand Glass as the sole proprietor in 2010. Swiers now works out of and helped create the non profit Mankato MakerSpace as a co founder, board member, shop lead, and instructor in metalworking, glassblowing and now ceramics. Dustin's work ranges from functional to decorative, blending disciplines of Lampworking, Off- Hand Glassworking and Stained glass techniques with Metalworking, Electroplating and Lapidary to create jewelry, custom blades, vessels and sculptures. “As with many artists, the process is what keeps me engaged and pushes me to make. My greatest pursuit is discovery in the act of creating; simultaneously learning about my materials, craft, and self.”
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