A creative Sunday for me

 I am known for making a lot of hearts in my work, this is the reason some people call me "The Queen of Hearts". :o) Sometimes I think I will stop making them, I do not want to bore anyone with them but I just can not stop. 
Every heart I create has its own life and personality, each heart looks different than the others I have made. I have been waiting for the right moment to transform a bronze clay heart I made a while ago. Today was the day I felt it was the right time for me to do it.

Here it is my journey on this new heart which I love as much I love all the others I have made.

I made a lot of drawings and to be honest, I did not go with the first one I made for this piece. I just did not feel it was a good match for my bronze clay heart. I decided to go with a different framing and instead of using copper I chose yellow brass this time.
After I finished sawing the frame in my brass sheet, I filed the piece and prepared it for my chasing tools. This is one of the steps I enjoyed the most because I see how a simple metal cut-out can be transform into something so different and soulful.
After I finished with the stamping I applied heat patina to the brass to bring out the copper in it. I sanded some of the patina out just to leave enough coloration to give the piece a warmer look.
The bronze clay heart was attached with rivets to the frame and now I am trying to choose if I want to rivet a bail or fabricate a chain to the piece.

SOULFUL HEART
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Bronze clay, brass, copper rivets and coral.

SOULFUL HEART
(Back view)
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Bronze clay, brass, copper rivets and coral.

SOULFUL HEART
(Back view)
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Bronze clay, brass, copper rivets and coral.

SOULFUL HEART
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Bronze clay, brass, copper rivets and coral.