Behind the Scenes

copperleafstudios

Copper Leaf Studios
- hand cut metal artist based in Northeast Ohio.

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Plum Mountain, work in progress. Not quite done with the color, but getting closer. One of those pieces that looked pretty awful until it suddenly didn’t. Just like every other :) #creativelife

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New series for a new year. Or rather, a continuation of something I started at the end of last year. Finally breaking through and making some progress. This pic shows the raw zinc, but a color photo is coming soon...

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Working on a little something new – a larger work inspired by the mountains of Iceland. Raw zinc right now, but will eventually be a vibrant plum.

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Nothing feels better than a client who has trusted you with their meaningful work for more than a decade. Always an honor. Outgoing Chairman and Board of Advisors gifts for COSE & GCP.

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Doors of Iceland~ I made these small copper prints from photos I took while recently strolling around Reykjavik. The architecture was nice and all, but the doors were fascinating to me. Each one was different, with its own personality, but all were made from thick dark wood with a cast brass handle. The one with the round window, the one with the shawl for a curtain, the one with the handle shaped like a fish~
Also, these are available for purchase if you’re looking for a unique gift for someone who loves to travel🗻🛩✨

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More snippets of new work~ Crow Silver Moon, hand cut layered etched zinc, 14x12. I left the moon as raw metal with just a hint of a shadow, then filed the top edges of the crow to allow the silver to show through as highlights. My fav part is the textured navy – I’ll be exploring that combination again for sure~!

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Never did share this piece finished, but I love it. A play in textures~ the zinc equivalent of a quilt. But unlike a quilt, the metal has a luminescence that makes the textures shimmer as you walk past. This was the first in what will become a series~ so many ideas. 2020 has much to look forward to.

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OPEN STUDIO EXHIBIT
The day is nearing for our open studio event! The space, once an open pavilion, is nearing the end of its transformation into a beautiful combined showroom/ workspace. In celebration of a newly finished space, we will be having an exhibit and reception on Saturday, November 16th from 3-7 p.m.

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Open studio exhibit and reception

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Saturday, November 16th, 3-7 p.m.

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Copper Leaf Studios is located on a private farm in Northeast Ohio. It's about 50 minutes east of CLE just east of Geneva on the lake. If you're interested in attending, just comment below and I'll message you the address :)

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Cut and etched the top layer of this piece today. Wasn’t initially planning to give it depth, but after taking this pic, think I must💕

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A little something new~ I don’t often leave the zinc raw in my work, but am making an exception for this guy. The moon will stay silver and the surrounding pieces will become a deep navy blue.

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All the places.

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More experimenting~ this time with text etched into zinc. Not set on what the finished piece will look like, but this will become a background for a botanical piece. I’ve been wanting to incorporate more of my writing into my artwork lately, but never had a good combination of words and imagery. This one feels right.

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Testing out a cut pattern for a possible commission~

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New work, and current mood~ part of my “Intentions” series. Tiny reminders to keep doing the things we sometimes forget to do...

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Working on some new copper photos for an upcoming studio event. I make a lot of these as custom pieces, but so rarely take the time to make them from my own photography. Didn’t realize how much I’ve missed it.

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Took me three tries to get that color, but finally nailed it. #nofilterneeded

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Working small these days. Currently in love with crimson reds, vibrant copper, and negative spaces. This little guy is currently available at @mcellars ~

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Install pics of Safe/Sound! Super happy with how this piece turned out. Spacing and alignment were tricky with so many pieces and no straight lines, so I made a full size paper pattern with all the hanging channels marked (shown in first pics). Happy to say the install went smoothly and we were done in record time!

Huge thanks to @grayhausstudios for the project, @mgentilestudios for the flawless install, and @foxfeathersdesigns for the assist!