Keith Lewis Raku Copper Pearl

KEith Lewis creates his copper finishes using a Japanese technique called “Hiirodo” where he heats the finished copper shape until brightly glowing, then plunge it into boiling water to achieve a plum red appearance. In what Keith calls the the “Raku” version of this patina, variations in the surface coloration are created by pressing the white-hot copper onto wood, causing flames and smoke which change what would have been an even, plum red finish into more organic tans and dark browns