Wire Wrapped MapleLeaf w Vine5

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 patina greens, warm copper, deep brown and ruby reds with subtle sparkles of micro fine glitter particles scattered throughout.
The resin leaf piece is wire wrapped in many yards of 22 gauge jewelers brass, 24 gauge bright copper and antique bronze tone anodized copper in the form of curling vines and tendrils with an accent of a very small copper plated leaf charm.
The pendant is about 3 inches wide x 2 ¼ t inches tall.

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.

This piece is available for purchase at my ArtFire Shop [link]