Gina Westergard

Metalsmith

Gina Westergard

Metalsmith

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A Somber Tale (detail 7)
2011
copper, steel, electroformed marigold, 24K gold leaf, enamel paint, acrylic paint
10" x 7" x 8"

In the third head, the marigold is a flower cut from my garden when it was vital and strong. It is a race against time to intricately coat the flower with a conductive paint, while it is dying, so that it can be electroformed. It then is forever captured in copper and held in this perpetual state of being as a metaphor for the conservation efforts of saving the Florida Panther.