@valerieveils was actually an early adopter of my front plate idea on her ostrich fans. So you might recognize a bit of this motif, however this more structural, rather than purely decorative, plate is getting added onto her pheasant fans. These recently landed to her, so watch her page for when they hit the stage!
I’m not very good about posting my process, not because I’m secretive, I just rarely think to capture the work in flight! So here is a little look behind the curtain.
For this design, I worked with my partner @katrina.inprogress. Basically I draw her boxes of where my structural needs should land (in this case the handle sizes, stave coverage and max size) and she whips up two incredible sketches. Finalizing one, I @cricut test cut, do final zhuzhing and prep the file for cutting. I use a range of metal thicknesses and types depending on the application. This one obviously needed to be a bit denser to hold up as a handle, but without being too heavy. After it’s cut, it’s off to @coating.specialties_3311. Thankfully we aren’t still doing that in the garage here at home!
Doing custom isn’t a complicated process, but really relies on good design conversations and the partners I have that help bring these projects to life.
