It is a simple question...Rippled or Mirror finish?
Hi, I am Backyard Bullion and I love making things out of silver. Silver is an amazing material to work with, especially when it is 999 pure. When you pour that silver you just don't know what is going to come out - I have spoken about this before in another thread and this is one of the reasons I love hand poured silver. But the question I ask today is do you prefer Ripples or a Mirrored finish?
I work with my hands on the silver to create mirror finishes. I think it is really important to do this rather than with a machine. You get a better, smoother and more natural finish rather than having square cut lines that a machine would make. Of course it is bloody hard on the hands and I have been known to moan about blisters on my fingers many a time!
But the results speak for themselves! I love the mirror finish pieces and I love that people love them. It plays havoc with the skin on my fingers but the time and energy is worth it when someone buys one and gives me some feedback....
Personally, I love the Ripples. As much as I love the look of the mirrored pieces I just think that the ripples mesmerise me constantly. As I said earlier no two pieces are ever the same. They have subtle differences and can be big, small, pronounced, smooth and subtle. Or they can just hit you in the face with the wow factor. They are diverse and awesome - that is why I love them.
I would love to hear what you think and what you like - nothing like a little bit of market research!
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