I have been BUSY this season, and I'm loving every minute. Recently, I premiered some brand new pieces in my shop: Etched Copper and Brass Cuff Bracelets. I'm really excited to be offering these pieces. They've been a blast to make, and I am just in love with how they look and feel. Apparently I'm not the only one either--about 5 minutes after listing my favorite wide cuff in my Etsy Shop, a very nice gentleman from Georgia snatched it up. This is my current favorite, a brass cuff with an organic crackled texture on the surface:
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!
I want to feature your artwork on one (or more) of my cuff bracelets!
I don't care if you draw, paint, or make graphics on the computer. I'm just looking for some awesome images to transfer onto metal.
Here's the skinny. I use a process called acid etching to make the cuff bracelets. Part of the process is transferring toner rich images from paper to metal to act as a resist. All the areas of the metal covered with toner (or paint, or wax, etc, etc...) will be protected from the etching solution. All the exposed areas will get cut away, creating recessed areas and awesome texture. In the cuff above, all the bright brass areas were protected from the etching solution, while the dark areas were exposed. Pretty cool, right?
I've managed to come up with some pretty cool designs that I really love, but now I'm interested in what you all might come up with. Just about anything you can think up can be used; the only real requirement is that the image has to be black and white. JUST black and white, no gray areas. The black areas are what will protect the metal, and gray just doesn't hold up.
Crisp images like
this one are perfect. There can be a lot of detail, or not, so long as
the black lines are strong and dark, and the white areas are crisp and
clean.
Images like the one below won't work because the gray shaded areas won't be protected well
during the etching process. Thin black lines are also not an ideal fit
for this project.
Getting the
idea? I hope so. Anyway, anyone who wants to is more than welcome
to submit artwork. I'd prefer high quality digital files since the
crisper the image, the crisper the transfer, but I can generally make whatever
you want to send in work.
What size should the image
be?
- Full size cuffs are made from strips of metal that are 6 inches long, and from 1/2 to 2 inches wide.
- Half size cuffs are about 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, and approximately 1 inch wide.
- Ring stock is about 3 inches long, and 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide.
- Earring stock is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide, and can be up to 2 inches long.
It'd be awesome if
you could size your images to fit these dimensions, because if I resize them,
they could become less crisp, which would be a big bummer.
What do I get in return for
sharing my super cool artwork?
Everyone who submits
a piece of art work (whether or not I use it) will be entered to win a gift
certificate to use in my shop.
And if I end up using your art, I'll credit you in the item description, on FB,
and on the care card that's included with the piece featuring your work.
I'll also give you first dibs on whatever jewelry I make using your design.
Sounds great! Where do
I send my stuff?
Email it to
me! Send all submissions to jewelry_gal85@yahoo.com
Please put "Artwork Submission" in the subject
line so I know you aren't spam. Also, include your name, email address,
and website (if you have one) with each submission.
Just about any file type should work, but I'd prefer a .jpeg or .png file. PDFs, Word documents, and high definition scans of hand drawn images are fine as well.
Just about any file type should work, but I'd prefer a .jpeg or .png file. PDFs, Word documents, and high definition scans of hand drawn images are fine as well.
The Fine Print
I'll be drawing the
gift certificate winner on Friday, January 25th, 2013. You can submit as
many images as you'd like, but your name will only be entered into the drawing
once.
If you're sending me
artwork, it must be your own. Seriously, don't steal images from the web
and say it's yours, that's called
copyright infringement and it's against the law. Plus, how would you feel
if someone stole your stuff? So, original work only, please. You
CAN use open source materials, but original is (almost) always better. By
submitting artwork to me, you are certifying that you have the right to use and
distribute it.
By sending in
artwork, you are agreeing to allow me to use (or not use) the image as I see
fit. This means the image may be re-sized, reshaped, or re-purposed as
needed to fit the project. It also means you are giving me the rights to
sell any and all projects featuring your artwork with no financial obligation
to you, other than what's mentioned above.
Submissions
constitutes a binding contract for non-exclusive rights to your image(s).
You may sell, distribute, and otherwise share your image(s) however you like,
though it'd be great if you didn't go handing them out to other jewelry
artists.
And that's
that. I can't wait to see what you all come up with! Be sure to
stay tuned. I've got a TON of exciting new projects in mind for the new
year!
Happy Holidays!
-Heather
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