Silver Butterfly wing

I cast another butterfly wing but this time in silver (Fig.2). I attached the wing to the wax the same way I did the first casting (Fig.1) and it worked just as well as the first prototype. All the details came through in the silver but I still feel the piece is too thick for a butterfly wing. I am going to file it thinner but I want to get more wings to make a few more but using a thinner layer of wax. 

Figure 1- Bowes, K., (2020). Wing set in wax.

Figure 2- Bowes, K., (2020). The silver casting of the wing.

Quick cast

On my way to campus, I found a butterfly wing that I thought was interesting and a good addition to my display at my bench. The wing was torn so I thought about attaching it to wax to give it stability for when it is pinned up. Once I figured out how to attach the wing to the wax it dawned on me that it could possibly be cast, Figure 1. I sprayed the wing and wax with clear lacquer spray, as organic objects can be porous, then I invested and crossed my fingers that it would work. After casting I was so shocked to see how much detail was transferred to the metal, Figure 2. This was a random test that could possibly lead to future projects.

Figure 1-Bowes, K., (2020). butterfly wing on wax.

Figure 2 -Bowes, K., (2020). the cast wing.