Wedding Roses

My son and his fiancee asked me to make two roses for their wedding ceremony. The rose flowers are made from an old 1 1/2" copper fire protection line.The stems are from discarded metal rods used to stretch painting canvas in a turn of the century home near Detroit.The leaves are a heavy gauge steel from a wood stove. The stand is from an old parlor chair. The branch stems are from a political poster and a spring from an old ottoman. The flower petals are held using a NEW stainless screw and nut. The roses are joined near the root. There are pickers and bumps and missing leaves, scars, rust and dis-colorization from deposits on the copper. The beauty is suppose to come from the union of all the components,like a good marriage.
Pappa Frank

Orchid Plant

Here's the latest addition to my Farmers Market Series. The plant is mild steel leaves, roots ,stem,and old blossom and stand. The blossom is copper, brass and stainless steel. I learned that perpendicular scratches to the stem's length enhanced the colors that occurred from the welding heat affected zone.All the materials,except a screw and a nut,and weldment are reused(by accident).

Farmers Market Series

I started a new project creating copper flowers. I call this the Farmers Market Series.The flowere are constructed from copper, stainless steel, brass and steel. Shown are several of flowers displayed using a new stand. The stand base is a car brake rotor.The leaves are made using a heavy steel sheet.