Leaf Skeleton Reflection

Last year, the outcome of my stencil enamels was more of an abstract photocopied pattern rather than a leaf. Casting the skeleton didn't work out so I gave up trying to make the leaf altogether.

My casting with the skeleton leaf pattern made me realize I can look at the skeletons as a pattern and not as the leaf all the time. I am excited to see if the finished piece I planned for the platinum project will be the replicated skeleton leaf I have had in my head since the beginning that I didn't know how to achieve. I definitely want to continue exploring different ways to incorporate the leaves in my work as either replicas or as a pattern.

Bowes, K., (2021). Macro photo of a skeleton leaf.