Flowers from the Garden

I use paper templates to lay out the sheet metal flower blanks.

This is what they look like after the first stage of forming.

After the first heat I form them into their basic shape.

Then I start hammering and reheating them until the final shape materializes.

 

The first flower is formed and Vulcan inspires a burnt offering of sage while the part is still hot.

The scent of sage mixes with the smell of welded iron and the flowers with their stocks become one with the gate.

The King of flowers nods his head in approval.

And his subjects wait for the day they will be picked

Spring is here and iron flowers are growing in the garden.