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Tin Plate art

From: maryannkohl (maryann)
Date: Wed Jul 05 2000 - 16:32:31 PDT

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    Here's an idea for you:
    Framed Tin Plate
         from the book Global Art

    MEXICO
         Young artists create a framed wall design using actual tin plate
    from a
    hardware or craft store. Aluminum pie pans or lids from large juice cans
    can be substituted when tin is not available.

         Did you know? Tin plate art was developed in Mexico around 1650 when
    Spain restricted the availability of silver. Tin was an inexpensive
    substitute for silver and was used to create a craft unique to its soft
    structure that can be cut like paper. Today, Mexican artists often
    hand-color tin plate with bright dyes or inks.

    Materials
    work gloves to protect fingers, optional
    pencil
    tin plate from hardware and craft stores
    hammer and nails
    scissors
    window cleaner
    masking tape
    paper towels
    newspapers
    markers
    picture frame 5" x 7" (12 cm x 17 cm with no glass

     Process
    1. Put on gloves to protect fingers, if desired. If artists can work
    carefully, they may not need the gloves. Adults should supervise cutting
    steps.
    2. Cut the tin to a size slightly smaller than 5" x 7" with scissors. Tin
    plate should cut easily, but the scissors may dull.
    3. Put masking tape around the edges of the tin to cover the sharp edge.
    4. Place the tin on several sheets of folded newspaper as a work surface.
     5. Draw a simple design on the tin with a pencil.
    6. Next, position the nail on the pencil outline and pound a hole in the
    design. Continue to pound evenly spaced holes on the pencil line until it
    is punched all the way around the entire design.
     7. When the design is complete, spray window cleaner on the surface and
    wipe with a paper towel to clean the tin. Do not clean the back of the
    design because the edges of the nail holes are too sharp.
    8. Color the tin design with markers.
    9. Put the tin plate in the frame and display on a wall or shelf.

     

     
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    maryann
    http://www.brightring.com

      

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