AltasOrnamentation
Arts & Crafts - Dryden, New York, United States
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In 1904 Alta Ethilda Barnhart was born. Making something out of nothing was her specialty. Being the wife of a coal miner who farmed on the side helped her develop that skill. She loved to knit, crochet, sew and bake. She even wrote a song that the late Dinah Shore recorded. I'm so glad I inherited my creative abilities from her and followed her example of hard work, determination, and perfection.I think of her when I make my ornaments, jewelry and chimes. I love the silver plate I work with. It reminds me of the luncheon set Park Lane by Oneida that she gave me when I went off to college. It was tarnished black in and beautiful blue tri-fold case. She told me she bought it from a traveling junk man in 1924. I those days, "junk men" would travel from town to town and buy, sell and swap things to make money.Today, I use a variety of tools my husband has collected over the years to bring my creations to life such as a metal band saw, pliers, Dremel, bench vice, drill press, rubber and metal hammers, hydraulic press, and a small anvil. Materials used include fishing line, beads, glue, buttons, washers, and all types of silver serving pieces and flat ware. I've learned to use a Dremel with a cutting wheel to carve my materials to create sharks, puffer fish, guppies, grouper, whales, piranha, and angelfish.I can be found in my basement studio listening to talk shows, opera, classical, alternative, new wave or country while I carefully de burr and polish all edges. Some pieces I completely refurbish, but mostly I find I enjoy the patina the pieces have acquired over the decades. I also carefully choose items by weight for a finished product. Varying weights, produce varying tones and the results are delightfully musical.
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