“Gust” applying the patina

 

I continue to do my bronze work every Thursday night in the Foundry Class at Glassell, it is located in the temporary TXRX location in east Houston. Tonight I started applying patina to a second piece in the series. 

Using a torch I heat the piece.  

Using a torch I heat the piece.  

My left hand holds the torch and heats the piece starting at the top. With a paint brush in my left hand I apply a chemical to the heated metal.  

My left hand holds the torch and heats the piece starting at the top. With a paint brush in my left hand I apply a chemical to the heated metal.

 

Before  

Before  

After  

After  

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In the TXRX MFAH Glassell foubdry studio.