Art o Mat

Art o Mat, Copper, Copper Blue Patina, Copper Bookmark, John Gregg, John Gregg Studios

Art o Mat has excepted my copper bookmark. The inspiration for Art-o-mat came to artist Clark Whittington in June 1997. He’s recycling cigarette machines to sell art work the size of a pack of cigarettes. He’s gone from 1 machine to about 200 machines across the country. In 2013 I found two Art o Mat recycled cigarette machines in the Cosmopolitan Hotel Casino Las Vegas, NV. I sent in some of my ceramic tiles and they were excepted for Art o Mat machine. A year later my back went out and gave up ceramic. I will be trying to get this shipment of copper bookmarks out this week.

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Copper Bookmark 25

Bookmark, Copper, Copper Blue Patina, Copper Bookmark with Feather

Copper Bookmark 25 back #johngreggstudios

I am using a rolling presses to cut the copper feathers out of sheet copper. Each copper patina is different. The patina can have different colors such as deep purple, dark blue and turquoise. The bookmarks are attached to a 5” x 7” card.

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Copper bookmark 15

Bookmark, Copper, Copper Blue Patina, Copper Bookmark, Copper Bookmark with Feather

Copper bookmark 15 front #johngreggstudios — Copper bookmark 15 size #johngreggstudios

I’m using a rolling presses to cut copper feathers out of sheet copper. Then I process the copper with household chemicals to get patinas that can be deep purple, dark blue and turquoise. The copper patina is sealed to the bookmark with lacquer. The bookmarks are then attached to a 5” x 7” card and are great for candy vending machines.

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Copper Bookmark #1

Bookmark, Copper, Copper Blue Patina, Copper Bookmark, Copper Bookmark with Feather

Every feather is different. I cut copper feathers out of a sheet copper. Then oxidize the copper with household chemicals to get patinas that can be deep purple, dark blue and turquoise. The patina is sealed with lacquer. The copper feathers are attached to a 5” x 7” card.

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