OK, hold everything

Yesterday I showed you how I finally got a patina on my birdfeeder's copper roof. That was a by-product, actually, of experimenting with my washers. I layed them all out and sprayed them with the vinegar/salt mixture. The brass washers turned nearly black. Some of the copper washers turned blue-green. All of them changed and became, to me quite interesting. And suddenly they no longer belonged on the geometric piece at all. They brought to mind all kinds of other ideas.

So now I have put the washers aside for the moment and am back to the geometric piece. I have to say I was truly surprised by how many of you expressed a preference for the random placing of the washers on that piece. Really?? That did not work for me at all. Hmmm. I wasn't in love with the other arrangements either, but definitely not the random. What I am going for here is something very cool. Very minimal and ordered. Maybe a little bit Agnes Martin—well not that cool and ordered, but definitely not random.

Here's my latest idea.

Again, these are just laid in place. Some interesting stitching would hold it all together. I made all these bits from polymer clay. Here's a closeup.

So, if you liked the random placement of the washers, this probably isn't doing much for you, but I am persisting. Like I said before, it's an experiment. BTW, these photos are much more representative of the actual colors in this piece than the last ones I showed.

The STASH group is going to the beach for a couple of days. I am taking this along as well as another little project. I'm sure I will get some feedback from them. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that the Census Bureau doesn't decide I need to start work immediately within the next 3 days. I look forward to our beach retreat all year and I don't want to have to leave early.