Welcome to the exciting art of copper repoussé.
Each copper artwork by Kanella (Kandy) Otto is developed through a multi-step creative process. The French call this process repoussé. She begins by drawing designs directly into copper sheets and utilizing natural patinas to emphasize shapes through chemical reactions. Textures are added and the piece is transformed into a multi-colored palette using oil glazes applied with brush work. Layered colors combine with the natural and patinaed copper to create that “pop” that is particularly responsive to light. In the final step, special areas of copper are emphasized in each composition and varnish is applied to prevent oxidation. This is an important step in retaining the copper intensity, and amplifying the colored glazing. Please enjoy the following works inspired by natural beauty of Door County using this exciting creative process.
Many of Otto’s works are on view at the Get Real Café in Sturgeon Bay. Enjoy fresh food, smoothies, and so much more surrounded by copper repoussé and mixed media artworks inspired by the divine creator.
Kanella (Kandy) Otto is represented by the Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor, WI.
Fields Aglow
Oil on copper repoussé
16 x 16 in
$400
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Columbine at the Park
Patina on copper repoussé
20 x 20 in
$1,200
On view at the Hardy Gallery’s 62nd Annual Wall-to-Wall Juried Exhibit through July 7, 2024.
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Sunset on Oak Road
Oil on copper repoussé
18 x 24 in
$1,200
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Drooping
Oil on copper repoussé
24 x 18 in
$500
On view at the Get Real Café.
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First of Spring
Detail, Oil on copper repoussé
12 x 12 in
$400
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Our Beautiful Bridge
Detail, Oil on copper repoussé
18 x 24 in
$1,200
On view at the Get Real Café.
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Spring Waterfall in Wisconsin’s Bit of Heaven
Detail, Patinas on copper repoussé
30 x 40 in
$2,000
On view at the Get Real Café.
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Celebration Bouquet
Oil on copper repoussé
27 x 27 in
$1,200
On view at the Get Real Café.
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Toft Point Moment
Oil on copper repoussé
20 x 20 in
$800
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Moon over Egg Harbor
Patinas on copper repoussé
23 x 19 in
$950
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Rainy Walk
Patina on copper repoussé
23 x 19 in
$1,200
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Spring Pond at Sunset
Patina on copper repoussé, black frame
36 x 24 in
$1,200
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Autumn Road Trip
Oil on copper repoussé
8 x 8 in
$120
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Fall Sunflowers
Oil on copper repoussé
40 x 30 in
$1,400
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Joslyn’s Bouquet
Detail, Oil on copper repoussé
16 x 16 in
$500
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Ladies Dancing
Detail, Oil on copper repoussé
16 x 16 in
$700
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Gaillardia Glowing
Detail, Oil on copper repoussé
16 x 8 in
$300
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Sunflowers on the Edge
Oil on copper repoussé
12 x 9 in
$150
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I’m Sorry
Detail, Oil on copper repoussé
8 x 8 in
$150
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Trillium Turning Pink
Oil on copper repoussé
10 x 8 in
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