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Vancouver Olympic medals are one of a kind

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Olympic medals as unique as athletes

– Have you looked closely at the medals being awarded to the Olympic athletes? If you think they look different, you’re right.

Unlike most medals in other Olympics, they are not flat, but have a wavy design that from some angles makes them look not perfectly round. This design represents the mountains of western Canada around Vancouver. The design on each medal is unique, part of a larger work of art created by a native Canadian artist. Winners get a scarf showing the entire work, so they can find where their medal — or medals — appears. The medals weigh between 17 and 20 ounces — a little more than a pound — and are just under four inches across. The gold medal is mostly silver but is covered in gold. The silver medal is all silver. And the bronze medal? It’s made of copper.

via http://www.washingtonpost.com/

Found Art: San Francisco Drain Pipe

via Colin Blogs

Another Attempt at the Boardwalk Art Show

Doug and I recently submitted our third Boardwalk Art Show application. Below you will find the images we submitted for our application. The funny thing about this application (and many others like it) is the fact that the artist gets only 300 characters, yes characters not words, to describe the materials and techniques used in creating the art. Regardless of the limitations to explain one’s work, we thought our description was concise and accurate not only with materials and technique but also in describing the intent of our work:

Copper sheet metal is cut into various shapes, colored with patina via oxidation, and displayed in hand crafted wood frames. This work explores how humans visually and conceptually reconcile the dichotomy of discrete and continuous data as it relates to nature and time.

I’ll try and post some explanations of the pieces soon. See ya’ll soon.

JSuar

↓ 365 Days – Etsy Listing

↓ Blue Alchemy – Sold

↓ 12 Month – Etsy listing

↓ Animal Line Work – All sold

Snowed In

Winter is upon us and we experienced that first hand just a few weeks ago when Doug, some close friends, and I traveled up to Washington DC one week before Christmas. The purpose of the trip was primarily to get out of VB for a bit, see some friends, enjoy the museums, and just have a good time — nothing too crazy. Doug and I also wanted to visit some of the Smithsonian Museum’s gift shops to get information about possibly selling our copper merchandise at the Museums (not much progress was made here though we’ll keep you posted). The photos below will give you an idea of what actually occurred that weekend. We had a great time and definitely appreciate our good friend Big Ben lodging and accommodating us for the weekend.

Stay tuned for more updates. Doug and I have a lot up our collective sleeve: marketing, film, art shows (hosting and visiting), new copper art, photography, collaboration, etc. See you all around.

JS

Natural Selections – Time to evolve, all you Etsy organisms

Found out today our Ida bookmarks were included in one of the coolest Etsy treasuries I’ve seen yet. We love to see other artists out there exploring how Science and Art intersect and compliment each other.

Thanks to Fata, an an Etsy buyer “interested in things that meld science and art and useful stuff.” We encourage all the science geeks out there to check out the Natural Selections treasury. Treasuries only last for a few days. Head over to our Etsy Store to see our newest artwork.

Thanks for stopping by the blog!

JSuar

A Copper Christmas

Today we were included in another Etsy Treasury. A Copper Christmas (Treasuries only last for a few days. Head over to our Etsy Store to see our newest artwork.) was put together by WestCoastGlass and features some of their favorite copper work.

Thanks WestCoastGlass! Definitely check out their very cool glass work and jewelry.

JS

CAC Holiday Craft Sale and Family Fest, December 6

Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer gifts? We have just what you have been looking for. Forget the candy and the cheap trinkets and toys this year, let Copper Art Designs fill the Christmas stockings of your loved ones with pieces of art!

From bookmarks and bracelets to mini journals and coasters we have something for everyone. Or if you don’t see something you like at our table there will be dozens of other local artists and crafters at the show selling wonderful gifts as well. Check out the video below to get a better look at the items that will be on sale.

Happy Holidays from the Copper Art Designs Team, we hope to see you there!

Douglas

Revisiting Portfolio v1 – Magnets, Celtic Heart, and Initials

Antique Copper Magnets

Celtic Heart

Initials: OMS

Wordpress iPhone app test

Summer weeks…testing out the wordpress app.

JS

Revisiting Portfolio v1

Psalm 63:8, ‘08

Eyes Of Reflection, ‘08

Palm, ‘08

We are working hard to finish new pieces for some upcoming art shows. As we finish we’ll be posting them in the Portfolio section of the website.

For those of you who might be new to Copper Art Designs we thought it would be nice to show you some of are earlier work. We’ll be posting earlier work periodically. Enjoy!

JSuar