Rhodotus Palmatus - Mushroom brooch
£7.00
My brooches are made with air dry clay, acrylic and resin.
First I search mushroom with funny shapes or colours, then I choose the most interesting and I draw a quick sketch on a piece of cardboard. I cut the silhouette of the sketch I like and use it as a mold for my pieces. At the moment I am creating 5 of each type of mushroom. After I cut the shapes on the clay it’s time for me to wait for some days till the clay is completely dry. Once it’s dry I paint the pieces with acrylic paint. I like starting the first piece without planning the outcome, I generally like the design so I copy it in the rest of the pieces.
When the pieces are dry I coat the mushrooms with resin, this resin dries with UV light. I make around 5 pieces and dry them under the purple light for 20-30 min to make sure it is perfectly coated.
The las thing I do is attaching the brooch with epoxy glue so it is solid and it doesn’t break apart.
Then I design the cardboard piece where I put the brooch.
First I search mushroom with funny shapes or colours, then I choose the most interesting and I draw a quick sketch on a piece of cardboard. I cut the silhouette of the sketch I like and use it as a mold for my pieces. At the moment I am creating 5 of each type of mushroom. After I cut the shapes on the clay it’s time for me to wait for some days till the clay is completely dry. Once it’s dry I paint the pieces with acrylic paint. I like starting the first piece without planning the outcome, I generally like the design so I copy it in the rest of the pieces.
When the pieces are dry I coat the mushrooms with resin, this resin dries with UV light. I make around 5 pieces and dry them under the purple light for 20-30 min to make sure it is perfectly coated.
The las thing I do is attaching the brooch with epoxy glue so it is solid and it doesn’t break apart.
Then I design the cardboard piece where I put the brooch.
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