1- Gather several flint tools or any other object you would like to collect.

 

2 - Select a flint tool and a color of acrylic spray paint. Place the flint tool on the glass sheet and spray around it or hold it against the glass spraying one the side of the object to trace lines. Repeat the process combining several colors and tools as it suits your taste. You can work both sides of the glass, play with it and have fun.

 

3 - Optional. For a more sculptural or object based approach break the glass either before spraying or after to make the glass shards resemble the flint tools.

 

 

Some tips to find flint tools: Depending on your where in the world you are located they can be easy or hard to find. Search the Internet to locate areas that was once populated and head out. Best places to look are beaches or fields. If you search fields make sure to ask the farmer for permission to walk the field.

 

Identification checklist:
 To distinguish between an artefact and a geofact (a flint that has been shaped by natural processes such as frost) use the following checklist. Don't pay too much attention to the overall shape or possible function but ask yourself:

• Is the flint uniformly patinated?

• Is there the remains of a striking platform?

• Is there a striking point (positive bulb of percussion)?

• Have the edges been retouched?

• Is there pressure flaking on the surface?

• Touch the objects often the fit your hand perfectly