Many of the changes in metalworking have been in concept instead of in design. Modern methods of manufacture have made this art simpler and more convenient.
More contemporary work is larger and more sculptural than in the past.
Harold Hasselschwert, Obi Mock Urn, 1986. Copper enamel mounted on turned pine with gold leaf over venet-red and tied with cotton cord, c. 12 in. high. Harold Hasselschwert, Pendant necklace, 1972.