{"id":6975,"date":"2019-06-17T20:44:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T03:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=6975"},"modified":"2019-06-17T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T04:55:32","slug":"work-in-progress-who-is-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=6975","title":{"rendered":"Work in Progress\u2013Who Is Left\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Left\u2026 is a piece that has felted wool blocks stitched together with copper wire. The copper wire was removed from a mixer that caught fire. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/WhoIsLeft_Patina1_IMG_6945.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wire replaced safety pins that I had hoped would patina green. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/WhoIsLeft_Patina3_IMG_6948.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t happen, because they weren\u2019t bronze. They became a lovely textural brown. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/SafetyPinsBrown.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Left Brown Safety Oins\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not the result I wanted, but the safety pins will find their way into a future piece.<\/p>\n<p>Solution to patina pennies green<br \/>\n2.0 parts white vinegar<br \/>\n .5 parts salt (non iodized)<br \/>\n1.5 parts clear detergent (free of ammonia)<\/p>\n<p>Solution Instructions<br \/>\nSpray on solution and allow to set for 1 hour. Reapply.<br \/>\nAllow patina to dry to green powdery finish<br \/>\nPatina will set permanently<br \/>\nAllow to set overnight.<\/p>\n<p>I used Sea Salt and All Clear Free. The solution became thick and white, not a sprayable solution. I dipped the piece in the thick solution and squeezed it through the blocks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/WhoIsLeftPieceSolution.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The piece was hung to drain over a plastic bin. Sprayed it multiple times with water. The detergent made a bit of foam. Suspect I will soak the piece in the morning to remove excess detergent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/WhoIsLeftWaterSpray.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Left Water Application\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wrapped the piece in plastic for the night. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/WhoIsLeftPlastic.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Left in Plastic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also wrapped the bin with excess solution in plastic to keep it clean for possible application tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Now I wait.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Left\u2026 is a piece that has felted wool blocks stitched together with copper wire. The copper wire was removed from a mixer that caught fire. The wire replaced safety pins that I had hoped would patina green. That didn\u2019t happen, because they weren\u2019t bronze. They became a lovely textural brown. Not the result &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=6975\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Work in Progress\u2013Who Is Left\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15,27,5,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-materials","category-needlework","category-processes","category-techniques-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6975"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6983,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6975\/revisions\/6983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}