Timothy Starling, Timothy Starling LLC
Chesapeake, VA
I use copper exclusively in my creations; such as sheet metal, pipe, round stock, tubing, and wire of various sizes and thicknesses. Pedestals for my work are normally granite but use of stone and flagstone will sometimes be used in lieu of. I use modern-day and traditional techniques to weld copper together. To weld copper, I use an oxygen and propane torch to fuse the metal together. Sometimes I need an ingot of copper and I will melt enough copper together to create the ingot size from scrap pieces.
Technique involves aspects from coppersmiths, forging, and repoussé and chasing. Pus, I have 30 years of hands on experience as a machinist. When I create my works, I will create a central point of interest and intertwine other secondary features. An example is my single roses; rose petals are a central focus point, but the leaves and stem come from other plants with imaginary hammered textures.