localeater, I love my copper sinks. Hands down the easiest sinks I've ever had in a kitchen. Cleaning is a breeze and no worries about chipping, cracking or crazing. Mine are pretty stout and I can't imagine what it would take to put a dent in them. I'd do copper in a bathroom without hesitation. But, I will say you need to be the kind of person that can embrace copper and it's unique finish. If you get one that has a lacquered finish, good luck trying to keep it up. THAT would drive me batty. Mine change constantly and it's like having a piece of living artwork in the kitchen. Definitely never a uniform finish since the day I started using it.

sprtphntc, my kids definitely remember. How many kids do you know who get up on holidays and rush to the kitchen sink to have a look? lol My daughter was sure I'd forgotten when she saw the main sink had dirty dishes in it. Then her brother told her to check out the prep sink and all was well. :)

cal_quail, that was too funny! lol It's always easier to think clearly once that first cup of coffee is finished. lol

Bellsmom, you have a good memory! The first sink art I did was for my daughter's 7th birthday. The link is below. That seems both forever ago and yesterday at the same time.

cat_mom and malabacat, thanks for the birthday wishes. :)

vinudev_liny, the message is finger painted with ketchup. I keep thinking I'll try doing it with q-tips one of these days, but always end up using my finger. The puppy was a challenge but I guess it didn't turn out too bad considering how late it was and I couldn't see it until I washed off the ketchup. The most important thing was it made her smile. :)

scpalmetto, thank you. :)

melkel31, the message will start fading right away but takes time to disappear completely. It will look a little less crisp tomorrow and a little less then next day. It's a process. I really should take pictures every day to show the process. Maybe I'll do that with this one. I'm guessing this message will be completely gone by three weeks. My prep sink doesn't get the same kind of use that my main sink gets so I would expect the message will take longer to disappear than one done in my main sink. The messages/artwork in my main sink are generally pretty unrecognizable after a couple of weeks.

This photo is of a message I did for some visiting friends. I did this one in my main sink and this was taken when the message was three days old. It's already getting hard to tell what it said.

If you're using wax on your sink, the copper won't oxidize so you're essentially sealing whatever it looks like when you apply the wax. Truthfully, that would drive me insane trying to keep it uniform or "perfect". I'd stop waxing and embrace the changes. Those marks from pots, pans, dishes, food, whatever, will fad and be covered over by reactions and you end up overlapping reactions. I don't give a second thought about tossing something in my sink. I definitely don't rinse the sink out quickly just because I pour out at glass of orange juice in the sink or scraped ketchup off. I always wonder what I'm going to find when I clean out the pile of dirty dishes. It's always changing and I really enjoy that.

My daughter's best friend just came over and first thing my little girl did was take her to the sink to show off her birthday message. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: More copper sink fun.