Selfie Demon : hand embossed medieval repoussé metal wall hotsell art

Selfie Demon, a hand embossed medieval repoussé metal framed artwork, created from sheet pewter.

I love looking at old woodcuts and engravings of demons, devils and those horned punishers awaiting sinners in hell. My favourites are those with extra faces over their nether regions - these extra faces (with sometimes even more grotesque features than their regular faces) were intended to symbolise the sin of lust and wanton sexual temptation, and reveal the true hotsell face of evil.
I was wondering....if these double-faced demons took selfies, which of their faces would they shoot? And thus was born a series of selfie demons, taking 'hellfies' for Hellstagram.

This goat-headed demon has an ass that could break the internet. The banner says “Da mihi basia mille” which is Latin for “Kiss me with a thousand kisses” and this is a hellfie for goat-demon's tinder profile. Polished and set in a bevelled black wooden frame.

Approximate sizes:
Frame: 21cm x 16cm x 1.2cm / 8.3" x 6.3" x .5"
Embossed area: 14.3cm x 9.3cm / 5.6" x 3.6"

All pieces ship ready to hang or where noted, a fold out stand. I try to take photos of my pieces from several different angles to show the way the light interacts with the metal surface and paint, and the three-dimensional embossed shapes and textures (any props/easels in the photographs are for display only and are not included in the listing).

This item will be shipped to you standard parcel airmail, which takes approx 3-4 working days to Australian locations and approx 6-10 working days to locations outside Australia. This item sent within Australia includes a signature on delivery, sent outside Australia includes tracking. Please let me know if you would like the item shipped express.

I do ship worldwide wherever possible though I have not included shipping costs for all countries – if a shipping cost for your country is not listed, please contact me and I will give you a quote.

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A CURIOUS ELIXIR : AN ALCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF PEWTER INTO UNIQUE ARTWORKS

Using a metal tooling technique known as repoussé, I emboss each piece by hand in my Melbourne studio. After pressing the design into the pewter sheet, the surface is etched, bumped, scratched, marked, doused with a dark patinating solution and then polished back to give it a tarnished, aged look, leaving the metal surface stained with tones of blacks, browns, blues, golds and silvers - this process is wonderfully unpredictable, so every piece is completely unique. The piece is then finished with gems, glass paint, enamels, iridescent pigments and sometimes patterned origami papers or vintage engraving imagery. Each piece is sealed with crystalline wax to protect the surface and framed up ready to hang/stand.

I sometimes reuse designs though I never use a stamp or machine embosser to create my artworks – every piece of metal art in this shop is handmade and one of a kind.

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Please contact me if you are interested in a custom order. I combine shipping for multiple purchases. If your location is not listed in the shipping costs area, please contact me and I can give you a shipping estimate.