After creating many projects for the site, I’ve noticed a DIY spectrum emerging. Some projects can be instructed down to the last inch, every material sized and sourced. Others are much looser, with a large element of chance and personal touch involved, and entirely dependent on what you can find and how the materials mold themselves in your hands. If you all have a favorite, I would love to know. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty creating tutorials that cannot be re-created exactly, but in the case of these copper coil vases, I think their beauty stems from that kind of unpredictability.
Grace, Amy and I have been experimenting with all kinds of copper, brass and aluminum products lately, and we all agree: soft, malleable metals are delightful. They won’t always bend precisely or do exactly what you want, but that’s part of their charm. So if you find this project a bit frustrating at first, the key is to let go and allow the coil to do what it will. In the end, you’ll wind up with something far more organically beautiful than anything I could draw a template for, and much more fun!— Kate
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