Dandelion and Sunflowers

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JohnU

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These are a couple projects I recently completed. For a few years now I've wanted to cast some dried dandelions but usually my cat finds them in the drying stage before I get them in resin. This year I managed to get one cast. I reduced the stem end and epoxied it to some spectraply. It turned out better than I expected, even though the top isn't perfectly round.

The second is a peppermill that Mark Dreyer turned. We were experimenting with a new finish and I wanted to see how it would look aged and distressed. My wife's friend loves sunflowers so my paint job came in handy for her gift. It was nice to do something other than pens for a bit.

Thanks for looking!
 

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Wow! John, you are certainly a multitalented artist. Very cool indeed. - Dave
That bottle stopper is a real dandy. - (sorry, I couldn't resist).
 
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I wouldn't have thought you could make a casting with the dandelion like you did. Beautiful and amazing. I really like the distressed finish on the pepper mill and the artwork of the sunflowers. I am totally in awe of your work.
 
Todd in PA said:
Cool!
Is the peppermill the Gluboost LaqRShot?
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It is, but I cracked and distressed the paint before the finish. I really like LaqRShot and how easy and well it goes on. The only issue I had with it on this project is that it's hard to build a thick enough coat on something round for it to check.
 
KMCloonan said:
Wow! really cool. How on earth did you keep the dandelion seed head intact? They are really really fragile.
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Thanks, it wasn't my original idea. I seen it done before with paper weights and thought it looked cool.
I spray them from a distance with a clear sealer. Then I let them dry for a few days. I had a couple fall apart because I poured the resin to heavily and it pulled them off. The trick is to pour down the side of the mold so the resin gradually over takes them as the level rises.
 
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