tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17532543212594877562024-03-13T21:16:27.272-07:00Tessa MetcalfeTessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-46630771323079768262011-10-31T10:09:00.000-07:002011-10-31T10:19:12.554-07:00Moth and flowers<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6298926253/" title="IMGP5866 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 416px; height: 277px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6298926253_dc782535ea.jpg" alt="IMGP5866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6298929431/" title="IMGP5976 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 417px; height: 278px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6298929431_3e30925749.jpg" alt="IMGP5976" /></a>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-38771894876856114882011-10-19T10:10:00.000-07:002011-10-30T17:33:47.357-07:00The King BluesThe Future's Not What It Used To Be<br />Photoshoot for The King Blue's new single<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246874064/" title="70830013 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 404px; height: 268px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6246874064_d522874a4c.jpg" alt="70830013" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246873396/" title="70830008 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 404px; height: 269px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6246873396_ff3df77125.jpg" alt="70830008" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246872846/" title="70830007 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 403px; height: 267px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6246872846_97b51d5a20.jpg" alt="70830007" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246876550/" title="70830025 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 404px; height: 268px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6246876550_477a13305a.jpg" alt="70830025" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6261283872/" title="70830021 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 403px; height: 267px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6261283872_053457e4cc.jpg" alt="70830021" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6261282742/" title="70830015 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 404px; height: 268px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6261282742_798ccb2854.jpg" alt="70830015" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246347521/" title="70830003 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 409px; height: 271px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6246347521_d5ffa74985.jpg" alt="70830003" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246346967/" title="70830002 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 467px; height: 310px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6246346967_7a2fe1908b.jpg" alt="70830002" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6246874638/" title="70830014 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 404px; height: 268px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6246874638_da31ca4443.jpg" alt="70830014" /></a><br /><br />Some of the pictures straight off the film.<br />The finished artwork is on my website.Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-72015008776624661222011-09-26T05:10:00.000-07:002011-10-15T08:58:06.959-07:00Personalised Mermaid Two-Seater<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6184682067/" title="IMGP5589 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 416px; height: 306px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6184682067_b24f5deefb.jpg" alt="IMGP5589" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I found this picture in The Observer a week or so ago. Rebels broke into the homes of the Gaddafi family and in his daughters house they found this mermaid sofa personalised with Aisha Gaddafi's face. And she looks pretty angry. I am adding a personalised mermaid sofa with my own face on to my Christmas list.</span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-43871640736372992962011-08-27T08:25:00.000-07:002011-09-08T08:34:39.866-07:00Metalwork<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6085420277/" title="brooch cheque by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 406px; height: 489px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6085420277_be27ec54e1.jpg" alt="brooch cheque" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6085418809/" title="DSC06437 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 406px; height: 271px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6085418809_9c78d2715c.jpg" alt="DSC06437" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/6085964178/" title="DSC06492 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 406px; height: 272px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6085964178_69a0bb7348.jpg" alt="DSC06492" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The new brooches I've been working on. A brass pigeon foot holding a 6mm pearl.<br />Playing with my new blow torch and learning how hot is too hot.<br />And the heat effected pattern that's created in my light weight concrete breeze block that I work onto.<br /><br />Jewellery now available from my online shop, please visit via my website at www.tessametcalfe.co.uk<br /></span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-32943382229544412272011-07-23T04:15:00.000-07:002011-07-23T04:31:55.535-07:00Pigeon claw brooches in progress<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5961030897/" title="P1018729 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 421px; height: 315px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5961030897_815195edab.jpg" alt="P1018729" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5961591482/" title="P1018725 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 421px; height: 314px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6125/5961591482_8726bdd9e7.jpg" alt="P1018725" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5962361412/" title="P1018734 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 422px; height: 316px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/5962361412_04ef28f6f9.jpg" alt="P1018734" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My desk turned work bench for developing a new design of pigeon claw brooches, from the comfort of my Chesterfield desk chair. The clamp I inherited from my Grandfather.</span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-59027816021066437472011-07-21T14:26:00.000-07:002011-07-21T14:32:07.932-07:00Bottle<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5950136870/" title="Drinks sponsorship by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 418px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6006/5950136870_e5b14a3721.jpg" alt="Drinks sponsorship " /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A bottle of Jim Beam Red Stag and Green Island spiced rum that I got sponsorship from for our Brighton graphic design and illustration degree show this year. Also my graduation present from my brother, a bottle of wine shaped like a Tommy gun, from Italy.</span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-25072134174066522402011-07-15T15:39:00.000-07:002011-09-08T08:38:52.987-07:00Get What You Want<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5940994905/" title="Get what you want by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/5940994905_d75e61ee38.jpg" alt="Get what you want" height="298.5" width="410" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5941526306/" title="Clean windows by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 410px; height: 281px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/5941526306_4dd7c543f2.jpg" alt="Clean windows" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5941525444/" title="The waiting list by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5941525444_182a8f34b4.jpg" alt="The waiting list" height="410" width="387.86" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5941523174/" title="Just want to get married by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 452px; height: 510px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5941523174_7a0a45b169.jpg" alt="Just want to get married" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5941522266/" title="The swan wedding dress by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 410px; height: 652px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5941522266_907136bf71.jpg" alt="The swan wedding dress" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The story of one woman's dream for a wedding dress made of swan</span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-19313430237395940632011-06-18T12:05:00.000-07:002011-07-23T06:14:38.289-07:00Leda and the Swan<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5846197768/" title="Leda and the Swan by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 482px; height: 317px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5196/5846197768_d7d8eab266.jpg" alt="Leda and the Swan" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5845626625/" title="Leda and the Swan by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 315px; height: 255px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5845626625_eb9dc34d6d_m.jpg" alt="Leda and the Swan" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5846177422/" title="Leave the window open by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 315px; height: 255px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/5846177422_57ec076e30_m.jpg" alt="Leave the window open" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5846178218/" title="Asking for it by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 315px; height: 255px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5846178218_4ae55fcfd0_m.jpg" alt="Asking for it" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5846178610/" title="Awoke to a feather by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 315px; height: 255px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/5846178610_cac19c6db3_m.jpg" alt="Awoke to a feather" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5846179140/" title="The duvet had split by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 315px; height: 256px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/5846179140_92386a16e1_m.jpg" alt="The duvet had split" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5845625921/" title="Here's hoping by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 315px; height: 254px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5845625921_5e04162a2e_m.jpg" alt="Here's hoping" /></a>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-90331999884472244672011-06-05T13:09:00.001-07:002011-06-18T12:03:23.401-07:00Make Your Own Luck<center> <br /><a href="http://s1090.photobucket.com/albums/i367/TessaMetcalfe/?action=view&current=mermaids.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i367/TessaMetcalfe/mermaids.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br/><br/><br /></center>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-47108938819178012132011-05-29T15:31:00.000-07:002011-05-29T18:26:40.863-07:00Mermaid<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5769060697/" title="DSC_0852 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5769060697_87ed5ba175.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_0852"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5769178461/" title="DSC_0879 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/5769178461_452f020743.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_0879"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5769734756/" title="DSC_0925 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/5769734756_642eb5afc0.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_0925"></a><br /><br />Make Your Own Luck<br />ft. Fisherman Phil<br />photographs by George Hayford-TaylorTessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-16969698044839766032011-05-26T12:10:00.000-07:002011-05-26T12:16:46.650-07:00Just Because Its In Print, Doesn't Mean Its The Gospel<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5627483092/" title="Seeing Aint Believing by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/5627483092_f92aca0eca.jpg" alt="Seeing Aint Believing" height="500" width="353" /></a><br />Seeing Is Believing<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5626898165/" title="Chance Would Be a Fine Thing by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5626898165_7e3102923b.jpg" alt="Chance Would Be a Fine Thing" height="500" width="353" /></a><br />Chance Would Be A Fine Thing<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5626898453/" title="Anything For a Quiet Life by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5626898453_918e28b381.jpg" alt="Anything For a Quiet Life" height="500" width="353" /></a><br />Anything For A Quiet Life<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5627481950/" title="Saved By Angels by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5627481950_33c036fe51.jpg" alt="Saved By Angels" height="500" width="353" /></a><br />Saved By AngelsTessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-39760035268052790462011-04-17T04:58:00.000-07:002011-04-17T05:41:12.513-07:00Ornamentalise Yourself: Making of the Coin Medal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQeVybfP4FpOacUZT-fj_AOstuK3hKO1InkHJjTu2M08TWHTsGMqf-8fTsIGuaAIWKgpwf354EySjyJ60BPUNyPZdxiPeewFyEUCuzqrw4AWKewsJbq3JMTl55SIxvSFM61MfE79d-w/s1600/Medal-2nd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNLJ1lMW7kkkSC0yPDuTindsTOEA6pPDu6OtS-GW5C0B7tnhtR73bmUKfOpx7U6sJsnLan3HGo2hXzIkSofxpqsXHcatGXbAnyOSGavwJJQWz0rhk8T73f-WZUw1kLPgenplBOMeiLg/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596522203625716210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjSjqKU2SFTUwlpVxMsLWLA67qu9KW7AWws40ki16ZtWke5e_nj6-ArZdGhFpGb3sMOmcrPhvW8Q1wBVxF_hoYVncKu3PMt365HQHvUvoHfnWXMHRj_U-qFSOJO9a8sHsU1YeyJPdHg/s1600/4candle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjSjqKU2SFTUwlpVxMsLWLA67qu9KW7AWws40ki16ZtWke5e_nj6-ArZdGhFpGb3sMOmcrPhvW8Q1wBVxF_hoYVncKu3PMt365HQHvUvoHfnWXMHRj_U-qFSOJO9a8sHsU1YeyJPdHg/s400/4candle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596522199010789618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5417274968/" title="7 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5417274968_612142312b.jpg" width="500" height="429" alt="7" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coin medal in solid brass depicting regal side profile and reads:</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Invention Of Tradition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The initial embossing over a photograph into sheet tin over plasticine. Melting wax in a bain-marie to make a positive coin cast. The white wax retains some of the black plasticine. More detail added to the face and hair. A sand cast is then made from the wax mold into which the molten brass is poured. Imprint of the coin in the burnt sand. The two finished medals: The earlier with less detail and heavier at approximately quarter kilo of brass. Above is from a more refined later design. The original broke in casting leaving the cracks. The difference between the coins gives the impression of two editions of the Queen's face during her reign.</div>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-91267213048153720562011-04-09T05:59:00.000-07:002011-04-09T06:24:11.287-07:00The Art Of War<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5603154852/" title="The Art Of War by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/5603154852_7d202733c1.jpg" width="352" height="500" alt="The Art Of War"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5598036160/" title="P1050245 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5598036160_d4d383335d_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="P1050245" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5597443831/" title="P1050232 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5597443831_49355da8f2_m.jpg" width="240" height="209" alt="P1050232" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5417274958/" title="5 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5417274958_114b487787_m.jpg" width="240" height="206" alt="5" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5417274954/" title="4 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5417274954_9055edc600_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="4" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/5417270996/" title="1 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5417270996_2caa9f8de1_m.jpg" width="240" height="217" alt="1" /></a>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-37026725629080092212010-09-06T11:25:00.000-07:002010-09-06T11:48:15.732-07:00Pigeon Claw Necklaces, the new range<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4950972665/" title="2claw2 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 419px; height: 261px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4950972665_010165fa82.jpg" alt="2claw2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4951575402/" title="2claw22 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 429px; height: 273px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4951575402_f5e1eef134.jpg" alt="2claw22" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4951596910/" title="classic2 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 441px; height: 284px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/4951596910_969f73ca28.jpg" alt="classic2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4951521974/" title="frontclassic1-bluebox by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 487px; height: 329px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4951521974_0275faf88f.jpg" alt="frontclassic1-bluebox" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4951582570/" title="silver2 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 471px; height: 377px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4951582570_a5ef34edce.jpg" alt="silver2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4950925023/" title="SmallPearl-bluebox by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 493px; height: 341px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4950925023_765fe84244.jpg" alt="SmallPearl-bluebox" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4950918599/" title="SmallPearl by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 446px; height: 421px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4950918599_7b97afc6b2.jpg" alt="SmallPearl" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4951554484/" title="collection by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 377px; height: 483px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4951554484_b83cc4cca7.jpg" alt="collection" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4950934965/" title="claws-crossed-bluebox by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 418px; height: 274px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4950934965_2df8ed6f02.jpg" alt="claws-crossed-bluebox" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I made individual sand casts of a pigeon's foot to make this new range of necklaces. Each cast can only be used once so they are all different. They are made from brass and bronze that I melted down to create a gold coloured alloy. One is made from solid silver. I fixed glass faux pearls into the claws. I brazed screws onto the last pair to make pigeon claw hooks for the wall.<br /></span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-32184806809450039002010-09-06T10:24:00.000-07:002010-09-06T10:47:04.743-07:00Pigeon Hat<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4964562748/" title="Pigeon Hat by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 413px; height: 459px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/4964562748_a5b09712eb.jpg" alt="Pigeon Hat" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4939666066/" title="Pigeon Hat, side profile by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 437px; height: 382px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4939666066_ae9d81d9c6.jpg" alt="Pigeon Hat, side profile" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessametcalfe/4954721320/" title="Pigeon hat by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 413px; height: 274px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/4954721320_826493f9c1.jpg" alt="Pigeon hat" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I caught, killed, ate and taxidermied a pigeon to make this hat. I used a classic 1940's style shape because it complimented the shape of the bird. I love the pattern that the shades of the grey feathers create and the way green and purple colours come through on the neck feathers in the light. Pigeons are seen as vermin. I wanted to pay homage to the pigeon and celebrate its beauty influenced by the taxidermy hats women worn in the early 1900's. The fashion then was to adorn hats with tropical bird feathers, but I think our native birds are underappreciated. It has a faux glass pearl for an eye I and tinted the socket with gold ink. My intention is not to shock, I just want to make beautiful pieces out of the things I love.</span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-6665316766127815902010-08-28T07:15:00.000-07:002010-08-28T07:36:03.545-07:00Bespoke Medals<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4933541880/" title="medal-crop by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 434px; height: 462px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4933541880_7535d8e39a.jpg" alt="medal-crop" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is one of five medals I was commissioned to make for a sailing award called The Spirit of Kathy.<br />I took an old medal that my Mum won years ago and a half penny that my brother had in a coin collection. I filed off the writing from the coin so just the image of the ship remained. Then I removed the previous emblem off the medal and fitted the coin into the round space. The type on the original medal was printed on so when I made a sand cast of it, it didn't make an impression. I cast six medals in a brass bronze alloy, the same as I used to make my pigeon claw pendants. This created the base for the medals. My Mum's boyfriend then soldered on the brass loops at the top to hold the ribbon. My Boyfriend's Nan engraved them for me.<br /><br /></span></div>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-2808616948516547262010-08-23T03:44:00.002-07:002010-09-06T10:57:18.954-07:00Sign Writing<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4923195294/" title="The Blind Tiger Club by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4923195294_0f5a47661a.jpg" alt="The Blind Tiger Club" height="500" width="371" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Brighton's one and only speakeasy organised by Playgroup. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">The pop up club is based on a 1920's illegal speakeasy.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I was asked to make a pub sign and given a large piece of MDF, some paint and one day to have it finished. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I chose an art deco style arch shape for the top of the sign a matching art deco font so the sign would be in keeping with the 1920's roots of the club. I copied the tiger off the smaller-than-A6 flyer that i was given for the night and i painted the eye in a gold ink.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4922598535/" title="Brighton Pavilion by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 481px; height: 361px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4922598535_6008767f4f.jpg" alt="Brighton Pavilion" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I was asked to design an image that would fit this 12' by 3' sign behind the bar at Hectors House, Brighton. It needed to be in sections so that drinks information could be written displayed. I came up with this design of Brighton Pavilion, dilapidated. I wanted to do a bold structural design that would work well in white on black. I had limited materials, just chalk and white chalk pens, and the sign is 8foot up the wall so the whole thing had to be drawn up a wobbly ladder.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4923193012/" title="Brighton Pavilion by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 455px; height: 112px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4923193012_f3c16995c8.jpg" alt="Brighton Pavilion" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4922595169/" title="Brighton Pavilion by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 464px; height: 289px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4922595169_c33bccd143.jpg" alt="Brighton Pavilion" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">After getting the go ahead for the design by the manager and by Playgroup, the promoters of the venue, and having done a couple of days work on it, the owner of the pub came to have a look. He, Nick Griffin, no, not that one, was unsure about the message that the pub could be seen to be giving by my design. He thought the establishment could be perceived to be endorsing terrorism.<br />We had a little chat, I explained that my design was ambiguous. It was about structure and line work. and the play on using a Brighton symbol like the Pavilion was not violent but fitting with the location of the pub as well as the size and spacing of the board. It was playful, tis all. And in any case, it was a little late now.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4923197144/" title="The Lexington by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img style="width: 412px; height: 84px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4923197144_0c7532f06f.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The majority of my sign writing work has been for The Lexington, Pentonville road, London. Its a Bourbon pub with an American theme. Most of my jobs there are writing up the lists of over 90 bourbons that they have across 2, 3' by 8' boards that hang behind the bar. Rewriting their menus, wine and all American beers lists. This is the Western style font I found to fit in with the all American theme.</span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-17660252550231546062010-08-20T02:43:00.001-07:002010-08-20T05:14:45.813-07:00Taxidermy in Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0Ud5gNEV0CT1p0VxpXKJB38pO3TOixb35fWI-zGChG9pXjvnqLbaOy-JzjsPxq7w2VzcV5U9IituW3Oj2UwzPAdZaWQ4p5c7S4DETiHZeOvcJVwGR3mDYBlhPNLvneDPG4raPaW5gA/s1600/P1030971.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0Ud5gNEV0CT1p0VxpXKJB38pO3TOixb35fWI-zGChG9pXjvnqLbaOy-JzjsPxq7w2VzcV5U9IituW3Oj2UwzPAdZaWQ4p5c7S4DETiHZeOvcJVwGR3mDYBlhPNLvneDPG4raPaW5gA/s400/P1030971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507429334530780178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIm7w0qPxGrTa_udM9rTEvwjKsy380hrsOeSIkf8fARd0BNqGn_4jbB0MsaMqGj1-sjRHYdlEqucQQT6xsnC4509wJLORjqE87Y0YXKYzWeoSh7860r-NjQ3fXa1UKiw30w3FjZaOjQ/s1600/P1030974.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIm7w0qPxGrTa_udM9rTEvwjKsy380hrsOeSIkf8fARd0BNqGn_4jbB0MsaMqGj1-sjRHYdlEqucQQT6xsnC4509wJLORjqE87Y0YXKYzWeoSh7860r-NjQ3fXa1UKiw30w3FjZaOjQ/s400/P1030974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507429329131282690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdUduN-A9SUF_EWqWJsmBTRnW5R3e-EDhFg-iM9yeb6ms0GEgFRkd7Wy5Yd2VJlJhfXv34TEC5Fn4yfCxynW5cf8O4Z62pYgZPP98D85ImOFtvQljoT6wz3uiJ9rHPrxqTesieZx8hg/s1600/P1030979.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdUduN-A9SUF_EWqWJsmBTRnW5R3e-EDhFg-iM9yeb6ms0GEgFRkd7Wy5Yd2VJlJhfXv34TEC5Fn4yfCxynW5cf8O4Z62pYgZPP98D85ImOFtvQljoT6wz3uiJ9rHPrxqTesieZx8hg/s400/P1030979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507429319880806994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDonJFPyBDlfR8_AlfT8tYRkYw5YwupRW91MryhmKjnK0SvDoEmA37TXRcPqiwXoBcobMJs2j00nUNzrjXQ_C3I0GCWzPzwDzVl_ZixnAYmihObnTEFVVWYIASeMScybbxLywU0u0GQ/s1600/P1030977.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDonJFPyBDlfR8_AlfT8tYRkYw5YwupRW91MryhmKjnK0SvDoEmA37TXRcPqiwXoBcobMJs2j00nUNzrjXQ_C3I0GCWzPzwDzVl_ZixnAYmihObnTEFVVWYIASeMScybbxLywU0u0GQ/s400/P1030977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507429312072386578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLwn-nPavWNIV3I9J0Xe-LlvrmzG4a5cZRit8KgkqtmODnIqniyBI0MtZ5j9f-f09bgrpLz8MZ3FUGtDoqHx3uLmevVyW9I4LFRHly_G-GeUWXAFfMZKYXK-Z-FdFyq9B0MY1noPpSw/s1600/P1030969.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLwn-nPavWNIV3I9J0Xe-LlvrmzG4a5cZRit8KgkqtmODnIqniyBI0MtZ5j9f-f09bgrpLz8MZ3FUGtDoqHx3uLmevVyW9I4LFRHly_G-GeUWXAFfMZKYXK-Z-FdFyq9B0MY1noPpSw/s400/P1030969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507429306909391538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Gold Finch. A gift from my Father. He found it on a walk in Suffolk, we think it was killed by a fox. Shampooed and body removed ready for blow drying when the feathers fluff up again. The yellow stripe through its wing is how it gets its name, which if you ask me, is blatant false advertising. That's not gold. Once finished I will to correct this. I have been experimenting with inks and gold powder to recolour the feathers.<br /><br />Pigeon wing. I was given the pigeon by a man that works for Rent-o-kill. I just kept the wings because they had the nicest patterns on. A friend asked me to make a bra type winged contraption to wear over dresses so I think this will be the pair for her.<br />Both the pigeon wings and the gold finch are currently drying out in a cake tin full of Borax.<br /><br />The mouse my Brother caught. I thought it looked adorable and its head is uncrushed so its currently in a freezer in Hackney waiting for transportation.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAiw8hseubvFlG7eHi1RGf3jQrRpedyawOLF18VBWnW_aXUhA-ZoHbQF26PF9Pu9KB2VNynBhKIE7RI43cy9qTCRKZLia5AaEwPnqPGnOGFFbc9PRSI749UZ0Wu4CGTBdcJ8VTe1Ztg/s1600/P1030969.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-24452413609356517792010-08-16T09:16:00.001-07:002010-08-16T09:50:45.273-07:00Paintings<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoIMDPlVGNI3-HWxBKuiO-cQYDlIE2w8ky8jMoRtL7TlUjgwVjg2r0h9Xcga03dJmNAbwUy9kEMdiHD4q2F2B6uHo9mzq91_uu_JDmCvTrNTvnto18IYyf8dOAqbcFIFM0Hwj-ALVbg/s1600/pigeon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoIMDPlVGNI3-HWxBKuiO-cQYDlIE2w8ky8jMoRtL7TlUjgwVjg2r0h9Xcga03dJmNAbwUy9kEMdiHD4q2F2B6uHo9mzq91_uu_JDmCvTrNTvnto18IYyf8dOAqbcFIFM0Hwj-ALVbg/s400/pigeon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506043869409942322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gouache painting of a dead pigeon in the gutter.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzwhEk6KYBhgMUrhWuBAk7lE7Bv3j5-55f9yPtgxall8zeWC4lIER0r_kSe1c7OB3h-Oxcflh4GSxDQ42JurJJaK3_80ChumXRFSHrUeTncxnCJbs7qJl3Qxzs9w8liQtupE2HKEfHw/s1600/unfinished.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzwhEk6KYBhgMUrhWuBAk7lE7Bv3j5-55f9yPtgxall8zeWC4lIER0r_kSe1c7OB3h-Oxcflh4GSxDQ42JurJJaK3_80ChumXRFSHrUeTncxnCJbs7qJl3Qxzs9w8liQtupE2HKEfHw/s400/unfinished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506043864394391874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The beginnings of a new painting. I wanted to paint the light coming from either sides on the hands and at the moment I am working on making the lace top look see through.</span><br /></div>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-10381438182697103092010-07-31T09:17:00.000-07:002010-08-29T16:53:27.653-07:00Hand Poked Tattoos<span style="font-size:85%;">A style of tattooing taught to me by Hannah Johnson, after going over a tattoo of my own.<br />I use needles that make three small pricks, I like that I can build up the design dot by dot. I'm still practicing, it takes a long time and can be more painful than gun tattoos, I'm told.<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4934490279/" title="spider by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4934490279_94e613b204.jpg" alt="spider" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51508918@N06/4934482527/" title="P1030958 by Tessa Metcalfe, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4934482527_a7bf8c8dd2.jpg" alt="P1030958" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Spider tattoo I designed based around the house spider. I concentrated the joints and shapes of the legs. Its on the right side of my boyfriend's chest. I'm going to finish it with a little more grey shading on the body and a couple of legs.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">I love </span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;">the simple, classic shape of the Fleur de Lis. I was inspired by the structural shading in </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Victorian filligree designs. It is on Antonia's ribs, the left side. I am also tattooing two upside down Fleur de Lis on my own ankles. Its taking a little while to finish. It's an awkward angle and pretty painful. but coming soon....<br /></span>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-61667413891817286102010-07-01T08:15:00.000-07:002010-07-01T08:36:18.514-07:00Pigeon Claw Pendant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21hhkNsnjzp9LCbw-3grcnNwO6iFIIEJQp0GW8TJ6MAhc1sfyBe1OgsheNM7vCyWTExZyWYQre6wwQxfb8QLEIilzx8AwQPairl-VQnI0mVEzNwj8_obWPInMAdu3hvLj8RUqoexOAA/s1600/claw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21hhkNsnjzp9LCbw-3grcnNwO6iFIIEJQp0GW8TJ6MAhc1sfyBe1OgsheNM7vCyWTExZyWYQre6wwQxfb8QLEIilzx8AwQPairl-VQnI0mVEzNwj8_obWPInMAdu3hvLj8RUqoexOAA/s400/claw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488959388718494898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfx3-q-EQdG_LrjeVW1FEJwPxIEer9Flm-PNbz6yEIDCbBZ2tPP0XU-giG7aa5lYSJRJe_VVvorikGxK5N3j8zhyhMhl_bjVxHupBX0rZ68ov82VnVfSPrvxS7HGYtZ7dA_ZuVbhu2Q/s1600/claw2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfx3-q-EQdG_LrjeVW1FEJwPxIEer9Flm-PNbz6yEIDCbBZ2tPP0XU-giG7aa5lYSJRJe_VVvorikGxK5N3j8zhyhMhl_bjVxHupBX0rZ68ov82VnVfSPrvxS7HGYtZ7dA_ZuVbhu2Q/s400/claw2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488959378413080482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWeruo09TKUkdM1UpcUmb0Tv7IubOsNu4UmndcelLPZ28g57wCCsXdWNgjB9ze2Oug51gyQyiu0eES0ksGiTq579ZbxXLo3II8aoWnWDeIdu-_wRR4xz_5VzUkpoV1NlZ1cUx1TwyKQ/s1600/claw5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWeruo09TKUkdM1UpcUmb0Tv7IubOsNu4UmndcelLPZ28g57wCCsXdWNgjB9ze2Oug51gyQyiu0eES0ksGiTq579ZbxXLo3II8aoWnWDeIdu-_wRR4xz_5VzUkpoV1NlZ1cUx1TwyKQ/s400/claw5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488959370682826818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Making fake gold</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Alloy experiments with mixtures between bronze and brass.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9dbQwULPuxGPC6Nv_gs7DOo0jPzIv-_UGd36ViPNBF9jVonnmBxau1esoOb4qAMHMN37Kex3DdVwdQKha5brsZzvgCTP0wIeZ9Z4xfIS7MSIJJ7Ah9evsQwxl_4heGWOiuvsWplCaQ/s1600/claw-drawing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9dbQwULPuxGPC6Nv_gs7DOo0jPzIv-_UGd36ViPNBF9jVonnmBxau1esoOb4qAMHMN37Kex3DdVwdQKha5brsZzvgCTP0wIeZ9Z4xfIS7MSIJJ7Ah9evsQwxl_4heGWOiuvsWplCaQ/s400/claw-drawing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488959359717948386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Initial sketch.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Made by sand casting a pigeons foot in an alloy of bronze and brass. The glass diamond is fixed by bending each claw a little and making small grooves to hold it in place. </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-66171392899158018232010-07-01T08:12:00.000-07:002010-07-01T08:15:05.919-07:00Think of England<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiSYUJb4vMYyChUtojqvu_JV_W4LuZw9aW1oGs64QPZ0y881B5X57k_wcUNvDhsGubeEO2lKn-ujosTWTXed-hjSvzIpPQ__l3ZWvmIvAcR1qoe6ATqXgLdcZK_fxE5gDS4GK9xDgjA/s1600/Think-of-England.small.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiSYUJb4vMYyChUtojqvu_JV_W4LuZw9aW1oGs64QPZ0y881B5X57k_wcUNvDhsGubeEO2lKn-ujosTWTXed-hjSvzIpPQ__l3ZWvmIvAcR1qoe6ATqXgLdcZK_fxE5gDS4GK9xDgjA/s400/Think-of-England.small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488956493903688786" border="0" /></a>Tessa Metcalfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809813822452598978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753254321259487756.post-41837477188204078942010-07-01T08:03:00.000-07:002010-07-01T08:11:39.682-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwnB6rApGSWOSEkZ9p-JTKkj-Vz09xQgOq3s-AKVoyGW1WHkz7zL4q25dBPnXfydy3VR7Udhe2TvfcmYfvLqNEFUnJMMSSeGf8tPAyUpCXut-YnMo4pCXufsJOPrlceR1L4RBxDsuAA/s1600/tourist.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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