Erni Bar sends me passion!

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Mine, that is: rusty and/or crushed cans--and this time a lid, to boot! This can, though some earlier ones compete well with it, is my very favorite so far.  Am IN love with it: It is such a beauty, I have to look at it every day. It doesn't get put away. Here is the other side of it, along with some other amazing crushed cans in this batch: 

(Sorry about the scanner color.) The image above also shows the crushed lid, a more beautiful green than shows up here. The lip of the lid is squashed inward all the way around on the other side. Above-right is a marvelous can that was crushed vertically, and the bottom side is almost still completely round and very attractive. I chose to show the top because its crazy smile does me good.

Does anyone not love porcelain or enameled numbers? The 8 below is the second number from Erni and a real find. It is paired with the polka-dotted can just because the polka dots are also special: 

The envelope these arrived in had a special message on it, which someone will need to get Erni to "translate," as I have failed due to not truly understanding the intriguing history of the phrase: 

And a few more cans finish the batch. Thank You, Erni, this is a WOW batch! You are healthy and clean, and I hope finding these things doesn't make you dirty.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Good one, and very powerful. The bluntness is needed. ...

I always try to be patient, and sometimes succeed. Hearing that a box is in preparation actually strengthens my patience, which is surprising.  

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Yes, and the dotted one is crushed almost exactly the same way as the one in this blog but not quite. Monster--that looks exciting! Thanks Erni.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Erni, it wants to be a hanging sculpture. But there could be only three (or more) at a time. Synergy. So who knows how many? But many, in the big picture.

In the past day or so you showed a photo of two nicely crushed cans and now I can't find it. If anyone else speaks up they should have them, as I don't want to be a pig, but if they don't, I'll enjoy them. 

[Nancy Bell Scott]

That is a VERRRY interesting thought, Carina, thanks. Experimentation will happen in the coming week!

[Carina]

Nice ones! Nancy - perhaps you also could use them to make "frottages"/ frottage technique, just a thought! 

[Nancy Bell Scott]

p.s. Thanks for the photos, Erni, and where you've hung the can from Greece opens up a new world of how to enjoy these things individually without waiting for the genius multi-can sculpture that might not occur till I'm 150.

p.p.s. Bruno looks sweet!

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Thanks Erni and De Villo--wouldn't it be something to see a time-lapse thing of a can rusting. It IS such an interesting process. Much decay is, really, but rust is so beautiful, at just about any stage, as well as interesting. It seems like no two given things rust in the same way or places, or at the same speed, but maybe that's not true. This favorite can here is so far gone that, looking at it, you almost wonder what's holding it together, but it actually feels fairly strong still.

[De Villo Sloan]

A treasure-trove, Nancy. I am very partial to the polka dots too and "ffect" - invented word from the can crush. Excellent Erni!

The rust decomposing process - interesting.