Trip to the British Museum

To further my learning in Metal point I went to London, UK. My childhood friend, Janice, lived there at the time so I stayed with her and bonus, she loves museums too!

We went several times the museum to visit the exhibit Drawing in Silver and Gold.

It was very small space but had the room was filled with pieces through time.

To see the marks made the artists was very touching:

“It features works by some of the greatest artists working from the late 14th century to the present including Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein the Elder, Lucas van Leyden, Rembrandt, Edward Burne-Jones, William Holman Hunt, Otto Dix, Jasper Johns and Bruce Nauman.”

A wonderful trip, I learnt so much and was so inspired to get working again.

filled with inspiration for tangles
I see tangles here
a dark street in London
looks like tangle Static

Here are a few pieces I did once I was back.

no light to glint the tangle
blinking in the light

Next post will be a familiar tile that gets a new look.

Tangling with metal points

When I saw this technique, and gave it a go, I was instantly in love with metal point. In June of 2015 Karen Izzie, CZT held a weekend workshop and Beckah Krahula, CZT was teaching. The day is seared in  my memory because it had such an impact on me.

We were asked to bring metal objects from home. Using some different grounds Beckah brought, we played the whole day. I have been tangling in metal ever since and have taught several classes using metal point since that.

So what is metal point?

Here is a link to my page about it. Tangle in Silver and Gold

One of my favorite pieces is one done in silver and platinum. Spoken, a favourite tangle, looks amazing.

Spoken
The Tangle Spoken done in Sliver, red brass and platinum on Natural Pigments Grounds

The tangle strokes are done in silver, the shading in red brass and the background is the platinum. This piece is about 8 months old so it has a nice patina on the silver, the red brass is the brownish shading and weight behind the tangle and the platinum is not visible face on. When held to the sun light, the platinum glints beautifully, the red brass looks golden and the silver shines with blues and greens. I used natural Pigment grounds and added a touch of blue when I mixed up the grounds.

If you are interested in materials or supplies for metal point please contact me.  Sgchatelain@gmail.com

We also got to see an amazing book store, a drive to Philly, seeing giant hosts and yes a tattoo.     What a treat.

next post: Visiting London to see Metal Point art in person.