finally complete! And to my satisfaction

The arm textured with a needle scale and sand blasted to cover up the welding seams

 Patination: heating up with a propane torch until the pores of the bronze open up and sweat

 Then a wax seal after a night of aging

 Final steps for the stand, 1''x1'' steel squares to weld to the base of the legs to fit the wheels

 after a bottle of glass cleaner!