Smith, Tim - The Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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	Name:	Smith, Tim
	Category:	Metal
	Short Description:	Inspiration for his functional and often humorous metal sculpture comes from the Greek and Roman antiquities and sometimes from the scrap yard!
	Description:	In 1981 Tim completed a Foundation Course at Canterbury College of Art, and then went on to a degree course in Fine Art Sculpture at Gloucestershire College of Art and Technology. In 1987 he moved to Devon and then in 1997 to Cornwall. He has been making sculptural pieces out of recycled copper shapes for over 15 years. These found shapes are soldered, brazed or welded together to form bowls or dish shapes. The surfaces are then coloured and textured by enamelling and patinating them. The process of enamelling involves fusing glass onto the copper in a kiln or with a blow torch at temperatures of about 800C. The colour and texture or patina is created by covering the copper with different chemicals which attack the metal. The inspiration for his functional sculpture originated from Greek and Roman antiquities and from the scrap yard. However he lives and works on the edge of Bodmin Moor and likes to think that his work has similar qualities to a piece of ancient machinery left on the moors that nature is in the process of reclaiming, slowly corroding and being smothered by lichens.
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