With over 300 metal patina samples and detailed recipes and instructions for achieving them, it's a metalsmith's dream book. And if you're a metal patina geek like me, you'll LOVE Matthew Runfola's Patinas: 300+ Coloration Effects for Jewelers & Metalsmiths. When creating worthy metal and wire jewelry designs, a sure way to achieve that look of value and evoke that kind of emotion is by creating patina on your metal. Owl Mask Spirit Helper bracelet by Joan Tenenbaum Wouldn't you like your jewelry designs to be thought of that way? As if each piece has been passed down and shared through generations–or to look as if it's worthy of being shared so? They're time weathered, time tested, and have only grown more beautiful in the process. I think of classic, beautiful old things that are so lovely, so respected, and so well made that they remain. Domed rooftops, scrolled iron gates, peaceful old cemeteries, ancient doorknobs. Whenever I see copper with that pretty layer of verdi gris green patina on it, I think of the summer I spent in England after college and dreamy photos of places I hope to someday see in Italy and France. Patina on metal and wire jewelry is a wonderful way to add emotion and meaningful color to something that might not otherwise express it. If someone suggested I go to an inn or restaurant by using any of those words, I'd want to go! If someone described my jewelry using some of those terms. If someone said my home had any of those qualities, I'd be happy.
I love the green film ( verdi gris) on copper, I love the look of an old thing "grown beautiful," and I love it when things are built to have "a patina of old-world quaintness." Love it all.Įven the synonyms and related words the dictionary lists for patina are enticing: ambience, aroma, flavor, mood, aura, atmosphere, mystique, romance, sensation, spirit, illusion.
and shows it used this way in speech: "Although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness." Merriam-Webster defines patina primarily as:Ī : a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its colorī : a surface appearance of something grown beautiful, especially with age or use On metal, on wood, on leather, I love it, but I especially love patina on metal jewelry (where it's sometimes referred to as "bloom").
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