Bottle Cap Mural
This was a commission for a 22'4" x 59" mural made entirely with bottle caps and beer cans. I filled the cans with foam and cut them in half, then glued them to a plywood backing. The client supplied the design as well as the cans and bottle caps. I divided the design into 11 sections, then I had the design sections printed full size. The elements in each section were cut out and traced to the plywood sections. I then glued the correct color caps in place, taking care to overlap each one. Caps on the edges were designed to overlap each section. Each section was screwed to a plywood wall with six screws, then the screws were covered with the correct color cap. Those caps were marked with an UV sensitive marker so they can be located if the piece ever needs to be moved. There are over 20,000 caps in the piece. Each cap had to be flattened with a hammer. I transported the sections to the client's location and installed it myself.
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Fused glass work is my primary focus, but I also work in leaded stained glass, found object sculpture, large abstract watercolors, and acrylic painting. I use glass to make custom lighting fixtures and chandeliers. Most of my material is scrap recycled from local leaded glass businesses. Musical themes predominate, but I am open to other imagery. I am able to incorporate text and personal photographs into my custom work.
In addition to glass, I make custom or reproduction lead castings for use with leaded glass panels.
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Sara
For Second Project: Previously Discussed5.0David was great to work with and we were very happy with the results.
FJfuller7@austin.rr.com Johnson
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Liz Hatch
For Slumped Glass Lamphades5.0Very happy with my purchase. He communicated through the whole process and was very easy to work with on my custom order.
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Charisse Elwin
For Charisse's Art & Music5.0We are just amazed at the quality of David’s work. From the beginning to the end he exceeded our greatest expectations and created a work of art that will be cherished for generations.
This was a project with great emotional significance for our family and David’s approach from the start assured us he understood that and every step of the way he proved it couldn’t have been in better hands.
David maintained close contact throughout the process, invited our input and even invited my daughter and her family to his studio to see the project as he was creating it. He went above and beyond every step of the way to assure it was exactly what we wanted.
I can’t recommend him highly enough and we definitely plan to utilize his amazing talent in the years to come. Thank you David! - KK
Karen Kovach
For Karen's moulded glass base for antique globe5.0I cannot say enough good things about David and the project he completed for us. He is AMAZING…talented, professional, a great communicator and willing to tackle tough projects. He restored a beautiful glass base for an antique globe that has been in my family from the late 1800's. He had to make several attempts and the results are fabulous. I cannot recommend him highly enough. THANK YOU DAVID!!!!
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