This Artist's Work Is Beautiful, But The Material He Uses Is Even More Impressive
Australian artist and welder Moerkey, as he's known on Etsy, is admittedly a bit of a hoarder - we'll call him an avid collector though, for the sake of courtesy. And as a collector, he knows, more than anyone, the truth in the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure." And the "trash" he collects, he takes and turns into absolute collector's items.
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“When I was supposed to be cleaning out my shed, I came across some old copper pipe saved from a previous renovation. I cut it up into rings and started making it into spheres," Moerkey says on his Etsy page.
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“The first ones were a bit rough but once I worked out the technique I got creative.â€
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Keep in mind, each key is bent and shaped individually.
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Be sure to check out his Etsy shop if you want one of his masterpieces for yourself.