Small Maple Pendant-5

This maple leaf necklace is hand cast in crystal clear polyester resin that was removed from the mold before being allowed to completely cure and hand cut with an Exacto blade. After complete cure the edges were sanded smooth and the piece was finished with a clear glossy non-yellowing protective coating which has been chemically bonded to the resin. The back of the leaf has been carefully hand painted in a reverse glass painting technique with layers of metallic and iridescent enamels to resemble an autumn leaf. The solvents in the enamels I use melt the surface of the resin and chemically fuse with the resin upon curing which gives it the look of dichoric glass and ensures it is permanent.
The painted back of the leaf is sandwiched and finished with gold-tone foil and layered with brush-on clear and translucent sepia enamels for added strength and durability and has the look of a brushed bronze.
The colours and tonal shifts in this piece are Kelly green, patina green, bright orange, golden orange with subtle speckles of dark pumpkin orange and micro fine green iridescent glitter on the green portions. The resin leaf has been carefully wire wrapped in 22 gauge jewelers brass with a 1 inch Lucite maple leaf enameled by hand in translucent iridescent amber brown and a dark leaf green with mint green shifts. Pendant measures just over 2 inches long.
This piece is available for purchase at my ArtFire Shop [link]

The photos of this piece were taken in different settings with a variety of lighting to show the colours and the colour shifts of the iridescence. Some are indirect lighting, some are direct while others may have used a flash. These pendants are prismatic with a mirror effect which is almost imposable to show correctly in photos.

I opted to put this photo in 'photos-still life' because I spent quite a lot of time and trouble of the setup and I like the over photo as an overall image rather then just for the jewelery's sake