Smaller sunflower

 The smaller flower I originally made was still too large for the earpiece hence why I redesigned it with the element rather than the whole flower. I still wanted to attempt making a very small flower that can be used for earrings, I managed but it was difficult not to squash it while working. 

The half sunflower cast exactly how I thought it would and I am very happy with how it came out. The small flower needs more cleaning up than I thought it would but at least it wasn't a complete disaster. I will definitely be making moulds of these two pieces as they could easily be used to make multiple pieces for the market.

Bowes, K., (2021). Elements for casting.

Bowes, K., (2021). Cast half flower and small flower

Cast Sunflowers

I cast the large sunflower but once the petals were attached. Unfortunately the Fibonacci pattern was lost. I was sceptical about the size of the first flower as I thought it would be far too large for my original earpiece design therefore I made a smaller flower which I also cast but left the centre blank. I want to make a mould of both the flowers so I can work with them in wax again to find the best pattern or texture for the centre of the flowers. 

Bowes, K., (2021). Wax sunflower.

Bowes, K., (2021). Cast flowers.