Reticulation: Controlled Surface Melting |
"... Verdigris; where engineering becomes art ..."
The examples on this page show copper that has
been heated in a controlled way
to creature a texture on its surface. The result is similar to
the texture produced by the silversmithing process of reticulation.
Heat causes the inner metal core to be on the verge of melting, whilst
the surface remains almost solid. Because the core is practically
liquid, the surface will move and fold in an unpredictable and varied
way. The copper wall
sculptures above feature this technique, and other texturing
methods.
