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Re-funk your Junk - what old stuff can you make new?
Take your unwanted or unusable objects and breathe new life into them. Would an old chair look better with a new coat of paint? Could you make an empty jam jar into a pen holder? What old stuff can you make new?
I combined today's Creative Sprint prompt with the weekly prompt from #64MillionArtists. For my element, I chose Rhodium, because my initials are RH.
Rhodium (RO-dee-em), derived from the Greek 'rhodon' meaning rose, is a chemical element with symbol Rh and atomic number 45. This hard, silvery-white element, is one of the rarest and most valuable precious metals.metal. It is a member of the platinum group. Rhodium occurs natively with other platinum metals in river sands of the Urals and in North and South America.
Most of the rhodium metal sold in the United States is used to make alloys. An alloy is made by melting and mixing two or more metals. The mixture has properties different from those of the individual metals. Rhodium is often added to platinum to make an alloy. Rhodium is harder than platinum and has a higher melting point. So the alloy is a better material than pure platinum.
Most rhodium alloys are used for industrial or research purposes, such as laboratory equipment and thermocouples. A thermocouple is a device for measuring very high temperatures. Rhodium alloys are also used to coat mirrors and in search-lights because they reflect light very well.
Using the what I learned about rhodium, I decided to draw a silver rose on a mirror. I had bought the mirror a long time ago at a thrift store, and just had it sitting in storage, waiting for a reason to be used. It tied well into your project today. The rose was drawn with Sharpie, and the periodic table information was added in PhotoShop.
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