It has been interesting listening to reactions to the cans. Some people believed that the resulting objects were not yet finished - not forged enough.
Is it an aesthetic problem? A problem of 'finishing', completing a work to the point of a satisfying form? This did disturb me for a while because I thought that maybe my work was not up to scratch, though I think that maybe it is an aesthetic judgement.
I like the disturbance that they cause. The need to complete a piece with the eye. I will use it, complete some pieces, not others.
The visibility of the original can, did that disturb? Could it be a problem seeing the utilitarian portion of the object - the can - the junk left behind from cooking? It could be an abject, detritus nature - the junk of the can. By leaving that much of the old can could it be like leaving under arm hair - offensive to the senses?
Or is it just not showing enough of my skill as a silversmith?
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