Monday, September 7, 2009

Before and After

I found this wonderful old lock plate in an antique shop several months ago. I just now had the time and the head space to try to clean it up a bit and see what I might be able to do with it. It's even more beautiful than I had hoped!!
I don't know yet what this will become. It's too big for jewelry so I'm thinking I may be doing a mixed media collage type of work in the near future. Oh I love this wonderful world of art!!!
The lock plate is about 4 inches wide and I believe it is brass. It has two sides with the same design and is about 1/2 inch thick. I loosened the screw and separated the two plates and polished one. Before I polished the second one I thought I'd take a picture of the before and after. I just love these transformations! It's what working "among the ruins" is all about!


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2 comments:

  1. LrcSeptember 7, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    what an awesome find! just let the ideas simmer and i'm sure the lock plate will be part of something awesome!

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  2. Monkey and Me as well as Flourishes VintageSeptember 8, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    LOL! I have the perfect door knobs for that plate!

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