I discovered after much research that when a can of anything is created, if the lid doesn’t stick to the body of the can it is then recycled. The amount of recycled lids increases with each day and it is in a constant never ending supply. Majority of these are usually bent, out of shape and just useless as a lid. Therefore it is at the end of its life as a can lid. I found a company which specialized in making cans, and with the amount of waste they produced they were more than happy to give away these lids to me, and went as far to say that if I ever needed a constant supply that it would not be a problem.
What I decided to do is by using the beauty of the rings themselves I would create a fruit/ decoration bowl which was sturdy and quite pleasing to the eyes. It is the sort of piece which from a far is quite intriguing and then as you get closer the intricacy of the work comes clear. I used a high quality stainless steel to join the rings together and as one can see it is quite tedious tying each ring to the next and repeating it over and over again.
I ended up with a very exquisite bowl, which I personally visually enjoy looking at. One can only understand how much work is in it once they walk up and actually look at the joining of the material. It is very versatile and could literally be placed anywhere in the home.
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