October 28, 2011 Sculptural Accessories: Botanicals
Taking inspiration from nature, Tom’s flowers are a Corbin hybrid with expressive gestures and sunny dispositions ~ no watering required. Inspired by the new sculptural accessory, Flower Study, Tom has created 3 new “Botanicals” shown in progress below.
Flower Study
Botanica
Inspiration sketch
Refinements to design
Flower arranging 
The finished design, shown with sprues added for casting
Cinque Fiori
Multiple single stem flowers arranged on a base
The first three stems are placed and manipulated, creating movement
All five stems grow in perfectly organic asymmetry 
Flowers, which will be cast separately are removed for molding
Tre Fiori
Sketches of the three stemmed design
Three flowers and a sweet hummingbird
Red wax sprues are added before molding for castability
A bed of clay will enable Tom to mold the first half
Rubber mold material
The second half 
Finished mold
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