Wire Wrapped Maple Leaf-5

This maple leaf is hand cast in crystal clear polyester resin and finished with a clear glossy non-yellowing protective coating which is 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 muted olive green, gold, copper and ruby red with specks of dark golden brown and edged with subtle micro glitter particles. The leaf is wire wrapped in 18 and 20 gauge jewelers brass wire with a frosted iridescent wine coloured 1 inch leaf charm with accents of 3 antique brass bells handmade in India and a very small copper leaf charm.
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