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I tried my best to caoture the essence of the weeping willow in front of my childhood home. A tiny labour of love.
Here are my first attempts using opaque resin and I'm loving it
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I have been making a bunch of forever plant suncatchers 😍 (no watering needed)
All starting with my sketch, I made this large shield quartz capped in sterling silver with a garnet focal cab surrounded by cast succulents and flowers. These botanicals are cast from the real thing via lost-wax casting!
I fabricated a tight fitting bezel for the crystal and hammered out a fancy bail. Next came attaching the embellishments which I started with the top. Then on to the front bezel, embellishments, and bail. Everything that I previously soldered on the top was held by stainless steel pins propped into my fire brick as the front pieces were fired so there was no sliding! After a good clean up, patina and shine, I set the garnet and crystal. This was a doozy due to its size and detail but I happy it came out exactly as planned!
Watch me make some resin earrings with real pressed leaves
Burdock, Falcaria, Reeds, Oat and Thistle, 15 x 22''/14 x 20''/ 8 x 12''