Post by barclay on Jul 4, 2018 18:09:25 GMT -5
A friend of mine is taking care of her Aunt with what is most likely terminal cancer. i thought about sending flowers when she was in the hospital, but sometimes the hospitals restrict flowers due to the scent bothering people. So then I thought how hard could it be to make flowers out of stone. As long as I am making one for the Aunt why not make one for my friend. As you can tell thinking is not my strong suit Both of them like blue and purple and my friend's birthstone is amethyst. I got a good deal on lapis at Quartzsite so I had some reasonably priced blue material to work with. . After some searching I found a stained glass pattern of a daisy that I liked. The shape needed to be somewhat simple since i was going to be making 12 petals. I shrank it down to a reasonable size and printed it out as a template.
Pending petals
IMG_20180528_155719940_HDR by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
IMG_20180531_185942468 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Next I cut out some half dollar sized tigereye pieces for the centers.
IMG_20180602_111407894 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Love that cerium oxide shine
IMG_20180609_102803753 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Next i glued the petals together and added a reinforcing ring to support the petals. I added a stem of grounding wire I bought at Home Depot. Acetone tool all of the letters off of the wire. The drawers on my jeweler's table held the wire upright.
IMG_20180629_194600051_HDR by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Two flowers.
IMG_20180629_165208815 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Just before mounting.
IMG_20180630_153214822 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #1
IMG_20180704_152038679 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #1
IMG_20180704_152032750 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #1
IMG_20180703_143223462 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #2
IMG_20180704_151855370 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #2
IMG_20180704_151849201 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #2
IMG_20180704_151843934 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Pending petals
IMG_20180528_155719940_HDR by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
IMG_20180531_185942468 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Next I cut out some half dollar sized tigereye pieces for the centers.
IMG_20180602_111407894 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Love that cerium oxide shine
IMG_20180609_102803753 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Next i glued the petals together and added a reinforcing ring to support the petals. I added a stem of grounding wire I bought at Home Depot. Acetone tool all of the letters off of the wire. The drawers on my jeweler's table held the wire upright.
IMG_20180629_194600051_HDR by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Two flowers.
IMG_20180629_165208815 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Just before mounting.
IMG_20180630_153214822 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #1
IMG_20180704_152038679 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #1
IMG_20180704_152032750 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #1
IMG_20180703_143223462 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #2
IMG_20180704_151855370 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #2
IMG_20180704_151849201 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr
Flower #2
IMG_20180704_151843934 by Paul Clifford, on Flickr