Mirror scratching and etching ideas

Submitted by keithb on February 26, 2008 - 10:34pm.

etching on mirrorSome time ago I started working with mirrors as a medium to explore - scratching the silver off the back of the mirror to let light through and with help from one of our youth team managers here at the museum, Cindy, I also learned about acid etching on the glass surface...

Here are some photos and words about working with the youth team to explore this as an activity for visitors to our museum and also as an expressive medium....