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| Smitten with Jamie Newton's invention of the frost catcher, I created my own series of 6 wire frost catchers. Recently, I've been working on other projects using eight-inch welded steel cubes (a couple of examples here and here) but decided to use one of these cubes to create a new frost catcher. Jamie and I are still studying what materials and conditions are best for capturing frost formations, but I know that window panes and car windshields can yield frost, so I decided to work with glass wrapped in annealed steel wire for this frost catcher. Janice helped me pick out some old bottles (bluish mason jar, dark green water bottle with a painted-on label, and a pale blue olive oil bottle) whose broken pieces we imagined would look nice glistening in the sun. Although I have been able to capture frost with my original series of frost catchers, I've wondered if I would would have better and more frequent luck with a frost catcher that was more elevatd off the ground--my previous frost catchers either sit on the ground or on the end of short wooden sticks. To give this frost catcher more elevation, I welded on a 57-inch piece of rebar rod that also sticks easily in the ground. This frost catcher is is now standing outside in my back yard waiting for fall frosts.
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