Outside Inspiration: Subtraction in Metals

So, I guess I’m not pulling away from the leaves and Autumn theme much this week. I just love the season.

In this piece, it is more about the forest than the leaves.  The layering of the landscape, the way the trees are cut from one layer into the next and the variation of texture make it a delightful pendant.

Although layering is regularly used with polymer, cutting away the clay in this way is not. The absence of material — a space left in the form — adds another dimension beyond the form of the work itself. We also tend to have a curiosity about what is missing, so we are apt to focus on it. This negative space technique gives you yet another way to direct the viewer’s attention within your work.

This piece was created by Beth Millner who has an Etsy shop full of forest-inspired metal work .