Dashboard Shrine - Photo Fresco application to vehicular meditation

At long last I am literally turning a corner. I'm moved at a turtle's pace on finding something that I can sell that fits this multi-faceted project for my photo-frescos and now I am coming to an end. I almost committed to making christmas tree ornaments, which I still could do, and pendants and emblems for cars and on and on. Now I think I have something that might work which I call the "Dashboard Shrine". Ideally the base can be stuck onto the dashboard of a car and the shrine can be placed into the holder similar to how a navigational device may be mounted on the dash.

Most of my good thinking is done in a vehicle, so you can guess at where I was when I came up with this idea. I can post and sell this product through DashboardSaint.com

Patina versus Rust - All colorful form of decay

I have been playing with hybrid cold casting metals into different materials like epoxy, polyester resins and gypsum based materials. The goal is to get a durable casting medium that I can work with that won't dissolve or be too toxic to work with. Expense is also an issue and the cost of these products is relatively low. Currently I have been torn between accelerating the effects of rust on the steel materials and corrosion on the bronze materials to determine if the effect is special or not. The problem is that the corrosion concept is the opposite of the durability that I am after. Oh, what to do?

My personal opinion is that the rust and patina are effects that you can only get from metal and that is how I can distinquish the material from some other form of plastic or plaster. I just can't seem to get the right bonding, strength and finish that inspires me to move on from testing and back to production or making things. I feel like i am close, but not completely happy. My latest efforts have me working with molded shapes of unicorns and the space shuttle in very thin layers for emblems that can be put on things like cars or houses.