At the beginning of every year I get excited about making new pieces. I generally have a bit of a tidy up/ clear out and inevitably come across materials that I’ve put to one side for ‘one day’………………..

Well, one day has arrived!  These beauties were found tucked away in a nice old tin, I’d completely forgotten about them. Initially I thought they were all brass, but some are bronze: even better.

My brother in law gave them to me, he was a mechanic so I assume they’re car parts. I might be wrong, I’ll need to do some detective work as I like to be able to tell people what they were originally.

I’ve got ideas for candlesticks and sculptures and am ticking all the jobs off my list so that I can get creating. My aim is to use every single item before the year is out, but don’t hold me to it…..actually, yes you should! Please hold me to it.x

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ANTHEA YEO METAL ARTAnthea is a trained metalsmith, artist and a recycling guru. She combines these skills to create curious works of art and jewellery using recycled copper and brass with the addition of old clock and machine parts. Anthea chooses hand riveting over soldering (where possible) as a preferred method of joining parts. This ensures any natural patina, dinks, dents and character from a previous life, are all preserved in the finished piece. Anthea’s creations are unique due to the nature of the raw materials and with a multitude of interesting parts collected over time it’s both intriguing and exciting to see what comes next.The sun, walking, music, dancing, reading, looking, finding, cooking and eating are also things that please me.

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