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St. John's woman creates colourful, shiny portraits with metal

The first time Kerri Piercey tried metal embossing, she was hooked.

What are you at? Kerri Piercey is making MotherMetal Art

Kerri Piercey makes visual art from embossed metal under the name MotherMetal Art. (Mark Cumby/CBC )

The first time Kerri Piercey took a class in metal embossing, she was hooked.

"You know how you're doing something and you're like, 'I can do this?'" said Piercey.

"And then I got home and I was like,  "OK, I need to keep going."

The result is MotherMetal Art.   

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Heather Barrett is the host and producer of Weekend AM on CBC Radio One in Newfoundland and Labrador.