Process

I made my fly press die and forgot that if the shape is not symmetrical that the shape will be mirrored (Fig. 1). This meant that I had to mirror my pattern drawing so that I could stick the image on the metal and use it as a guide for piercing. 

Figure 1-Bowes, K., (2020). die, cut out from the die and fly pressed copper.

I then started with the melted texture on the silver. I traced around the copper fly press shape so that I left space for the claws to be cut out. I drilled holes and melted the holes; my flame was a bit too harsh, so they melted quickly, and it only textured a bit. I thought that it might be the plate thickness so I tried again with a plate the same thickness as the texture test. I used a smaller, more controlled flame, so the holes were smaller but I still did not get as much texture. I think this is because the test was done on a domed plate and not a flat plate. 

Figure 2-Bowes, K., (2020). first and second textured plate.

Figure 3-Bowes, K., (2020). Dome over the textured plate.

Changes: try to add more small holes to the second plate and make the veins on one of the copper domes thinner to see how it looks if more silver is revealed underneath. Also, I must not forget to leave space for the tube and catch to be soldered on the back for the brooch.