I have spent countless hours refining my process so the final product is faster to produce and more reliable. It now takes about 30 minutes of work and 2 days of time to convert a can to a printable surface and my failure rate has dropped from over 50% to about 20%.
Displaying cans is a challenge. They want to go back to a can state. I have found that their desire to curl is stronger than tape. The best way to keep them flat is to tack them down. At first, I spray painted plywood background but was told that looked cheap. Then I started covering the plywood with other materials such as screen or aluminum flashing. Then I hand painted these surfaces with acrylics and tacked the cans down.
Copy of G.K.'s Pool
The photograph is a shadow in a pool. I hand painted the background on a screen. Then framed the piece with a hand-colored frame.
I love the repurpose of cans. Very clever! I can see the small can triangles as birds and would work well as a "flight" series.
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