Experimenting with Floral Form
I wanted to begin looking at floral forms and how they could be interpreted using small scale forging techniques. This allows me to connect with my passion for new skills and interest towards blacksmithing techniques and their application towards jewellery.
Drying lily petal
This was the starting point for my journey of fold forming. I wanted to express the curves and lines of this petal in metal.
Ambrose demonstrated a quick example of how to create the form. Starting with a petal shape cut from flat sheet. Using a hammer and applying the strokes down one edge of a folded sheet you can create a curve.
This was my outcome :) I am pretty happy with this for a first attempt. I holds the delicate curve qualities I was hoping for but I would like to push the curve further.
This is an example of an open floral form. This is the result of applying the fold forming technique to a folded circle. I feel it holds qualities of drying petal. I prefer this 'rough and ready' approach to the finish of this sample rather than making something all polished with a crisp and new feel.
