Flower Seeds
Letterpress Card Printing
Cinematic close-up of a vintage letterpress platen pressing onto cotton card stock, leaving a deep impression of a botanical illustration, vertical 9:16, photoreal, no text overlay other than the printed illustration.
Embedding Dried Flowers
Macro of tweezers placing a dried calendula petal onto the surface of a freshly poured soy candle, wax setting, vertical 9:16, photoreal, no text.
Tooling a Floral Pattern
Top-down macro of a swivel knife tracing a floral pattern into damp veg-tanned leather, fine curl of leather lifting, vertical 9:16, photoreal, no text.
Building a Dried Wreath
Top-down close-up of an artisan's hands wiring dried lavender and pampas grass onto a grapevine wreath base on a linen surface, vertical 9:16, photoreal, warm light, no text.
Burnishing the Edge
Close-up of a wooden slicker burnishing the edge of a leather belt to a glossy finish, vertical 9:16, photoreal, satisfying, no text.
Silver Soldering a Ring
Macro shot of a small butane torch flowing solder along the seam of a sterling silver ring on a soldering pad, brief glow, vertical 9:16, photoreal, no text.
Creating a 42” round flag out of reclaimed bourbon barrels
I had a special request to create a USA flag. All my projects are created from reclaimed bourbon barrels, so this was a challenge I gladly accepted. The customer was pleased with the finished project.