anodising...aka electrocuting metal

I went to an anodising class on the weekend...yup I was a student! we got to play with titanium and niobium.
I was so suprised at how simple it was to create these amazing colours on the metals.
Simply using an power source and a solution of dishwashing powder and water...I can't give away all the details because it's a class run through the Eclectic Studio in Marrickville.

this flower is made from titanium and the colours are very subtle because the solution we used was just Coke...yup you read that right!
The ring spins...in face all of the layers do...it's great for me because I love to fidget

the blur here is caused by the motion of the spinning ring

if you look at the picture with all of my pieces you will see a little dull disk...this is what has become of it. The black magnetic bead is imbeded in mortar

I tried shaping mortar...I like it!