Wheatstone Wirework

Wheatstone Wirework So, indefinitely, I shall be selling my wire trees, horses, dragons... from here, as well as on Etsy and Ebay //www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WheatstoneWirework Big Fun.

When I lived on Dalkeith Road in Edinburgh, my life was rich, our telly broke and we decided not to repair or replace it.Invention and ManufactureBefore we threw it out, I opened up the back to see what was inside. I was stunned and delighted to find four coils of fine copper wire, with which I might knit pan scourers, weave very heavy mats or plait jewellery or belts. I needed more. And back when

I lived in Edinburgh from 1997 to 2004, everyone was replacing their fat old vacuum-tube televisions with lean flat-screen ones.gmaking gworkshop9The old ones were mostly left on the pavement for the council to deal with. Before the councils got there (they’re not very quick, city councils) I nipped in with my screwdriver and pinched the 4 coils in the belly of every beast.Less utilitarian (than pan-scourers etc) use came first with the idea of trees. These started off quite gangly and weird, but became quite short and chunky and appealed to collectors of ornament, art and miniature scenery.CandleWindowSill (1024x713)I even tried to sell some trees (and candles made from fruit) in a nice little shop off the Royal Mile called “Thistle Image”. The wise woman proprietress of Thistle Image, suggested I make a little character, some creature that would sit below the tree. Dragons came first because you can't get them 'wrong'.

New stock that hopes to woo the selection committee of the Art In Nature craft fair, in October 2025 at Twigworth near G...
09/02/2025

New stock that hopes to woo the selection committee of the Art In Nature craft fair, in October 2025 at Twigworth near Gloucester.

Tree of antique tinned copper (looks like dull silver) on a brass ring, beads of Hematite and a polished nugget of Ameth...
13/09/2024

Tree of antique tinned copper (looks like dull silver) on a brass ring, beads of Hematite and a polished nugget of Amethyst. £24

Tigers Eye beads, varnished copper wire, vintage brass bangle.  No glues, screws or tools used.  Snap it up before Octob...
13/09/2024

Tigers Eye beads, varnished copper wire, vintage brass bangle. No glues, screws or tools used. Snap it up before October 26th for £20 in the "Early Bird Sale", that is, before my peers in the artists/crafters/traders encourage me to raise my prices! Email [email protected] to clinch the sale and arrange postage or pickup :-)

So, these new gem trees can be snapped up at these prices, if you email jed2f4@yahoo.co.uk before October, and arrange p...
13/09/2024

So, these new gem trees can be snapped up at these prices, if you email [email protected] before October, and arrange pick up or postage :-). My artist/crafter/trader peers will all encourage me to raise my prices when we get together in October!

Big springy dragons happy to be home at Wheatstone, where their skulls will bleach until Halloween :-)
13/09/2024

Big springy dragons happy to be home at Wheatstone, where their skulls will bleach until Halloween :-)

"I don' eat tomatoes, feed me mice!"
13/09/2024

"I don' eat tomatoes, feed me mice!"

From bits to beast ...
13/09/2024

From bits to beast ...

Finally turned the notebook-springs hoard into a few dragons and a winged puma :-)
13/09/2024

Finally turned the notebook-springs hoard into a few dragons and a winged puma :-)

Gearing up production of gemmy wiry trees in particular, for Whitby Gothic Weekend at Halloween :-)
02/09/2024

Gearing up production of gemmy wiry trees in particular, for Whitby Gothic Weekend at Halloween :-)

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