Marigolds in time for summer

We just finished off another order of marigold pins for the gift shop at the local Kamloops Museum.  The marigold is the official flower for the city of Kamloops and they are planted every springtime in the downtown area.  It's a real honor to know that this little souvenir carries our work to all corners of the world.

Seeing marigolds

I've been working on some new stuff for the coming show at the World Masters Indoor Championships.  The official flower for the city of Kamloops is the Marigold and so I decided to make some lapel pins for the occasion.  I never thought of making these flowers before but I'm glad I have the opportunity as I love their deep rich colors.

I made these by first creating a cane and then sculpting out the petal shapes after slicing.