Flame Painting

Bad weather continues. Gale force winds are expected tonight in our area and two to three inches more rain. This rain train (as someone called it) that is pummeling us is apparently a result of the loss of summer arctic sea ice weakening the jet stream so that the weather system remains stationary for an extended period of time. I hope something gives it a kick start out of here soon, but Accuweather shows more of the same for the next two weeks. Very glad we are not living near any of the rivers on the Kenai as they are already flooding and all this additional rain is bad news.

Anyway, being stuck inside has given me time to experiment with flame painting copper. I love the bright colors that develop when you use a hot flame just so. Below is a flame painted hammered leaf pendant on a braided copper wire chain with little turquoise bead accents that pick up the blues in the leaf very nicely.

This is another hanging goodymajig using found objects, flame painted copper scraps and an antique marble drop piece set on flame painted copper. The colors don't show up too brightly in the photo but they really flash in the sunshine.... when we actually get sunshine!