Botanic - silver plated pendant and necklace brown Diatom is a charming necklace

Diatom is a charming necklace design where the base image has been taken from a larger artwork depicting forms similar to diatoms

perfect flowers of the saxifrage plant are the inspiration for the design in the base of this attractive pendant

silver plated and created using a dappled grey image as the base

The brooch is sealed using a deep layer of resin to protect the design

resin brooch in eye-catching monochrome colours

Botanic - silver plated pendant and necklace brown Diatom is a charming necklaceBotanic is a silver and resin necklace that contains a cyanotype of a fine dicentra leaf. Cyanotypes are made by creating a photosensitive fluid from two chemicals. This can then be brushed onto a surface and can be used to make photographs. These particular chemical react to the uv in sunlight. Botanical items can be place on the surface and the u protected part of the photo reacts but those parts in shadow won't. The final stage is a rinse under a