The Power of Rivets and Burning Man Nostalgia

I just returned from a metal smithing workshop that rocked my world. Joe Silvera, a metalsmith, artist, and teacher taught a really well put together class at Baubles & Beads in San Rafael. Some of the material was familiar to me, but the rivets were new and I am in love.

Getting to know the qualities and characteristics of each metal feels very elemental and very ancient, like weaving and stained glass - two of my other loves.

Here are some of the pieces I made...


and one in progress... which I of course modified the pattern from a ginko leaf into a tulip.


Which got me daydreaming about some of my favorite metal pieces from Burning Man before I moved to Amsterdam.




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