Using hammer and self made chisels, I carve my original designs into 1/4 metal embossing "dies". After casting fiberglass into dies to make "counters", I fasten 1 die and counter opposite each other on my 1929 converted letter press. I heat the die then press paper or copper sheets between the die and counter. I add watercolor, brush pen and roll leaf to paper and flame painting and patina to the copper