Hello everyone.
I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on forming metal
flowers. I’ve been doing the standard cut-out some basic flower
shapes and dapping them. I would like to do more intricate flower
and bud shapes, with the base of the flower taller/cylindrical and
less bowl-like. I have seen all kinds of jewelers who make sterling
flowers that look very realistic and I’m trying to figure out how
this is done. I have experimented already with casting wax sheet
formed into flowers, and casting actual flowers themselves. But the
result I like best is actual hand-formed metal flowers. If anyone
has any technique suggestions or knows of any good books on the
subject, I would greatly appreciate it.
Angela Scirpo