Antemortem Arts | Fine Art & Custom Paintings

Bronze Bouquet

Bronze Bouquet, detail, by Amy Crook

Give your love a gift that will last forever! While traditional roses will wilt after a few days, this romantic bronze bouquet will last a lifetime. Handcrafted and one of a kind, this bouquet can help you create a powerfully unique  experience for the special person in your life.

Bronze Bouquet,  cast bronze, $199 with free shipping. $20 of your money will go to charity, check out the sidebar to see who I’m donating to this month.

These roses were made with the lost wax casting method to create a unique art piece. Each one started life as a real dried rose, which was then dipped in wax and made ready for casting. Then four roses were tied together with waxed ribbon, and cast together to form this hauntingly lovely bouquet.

I left the bits of flash and other imperfections on them as part of their character, the human element intervening in nature long enough to create these haunting pieces. The element of randomness is one I enjoy exploring in my art, and you can really see how it gave these roses a new life.

They get their color from a chemical patina, another process involving water and fire that has slowly evolved over time thanks to exposure to the air and handling.

Bronze Bouquet by Amy Crook

Tags: bronze, etsy, for sale, roses

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