On the 5th of June, 2021, I created a light chamber inside one of my two trash bins. Within the chamber I began bombarding three antique bottles with ultraviolet (UV) light. The manganese dioxide used in the old glass slowly turns the clear glass purple when submitted to long-term UV radiation.
Some upcoming projects at my
house will require the use of both of my trash bins.
Yesterday, I retrieved my
bottles from the light chamber and reclaimed my bin.
I am posting results of the
months-long process. The bottles have
definitely blushed to a deeper shade of violet.
The comparative photographs, fail to properly render color, but the
deepening is obvious.
Bottles: June 5, 2021
Bottles: March 22, 2022
—Mitchell Hegman
I love this! Fantastic colors!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are more vivid in natural daylight. I am really pleased with the outcome.
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