Original artwork description:

I have always loved daisies and as a child I used to make endless daisy chains, so I feel they make a wonderful choice for an artwork.

They symbolise childhood innocence, purity, simplicity and joy, and in Old English, daisies were referred to as “day’s eye” because at night the petals close over the centres and during the day they re-open.

The phrase “as fresh as a daisy” originated from this, signifying that someone had a good night’s rest.


Each time I make a new artwork I try and set myself a technical challenge which really excites me. This piece, the eighth of my Daisy artworks, is no exception as it's the second which has been created as a whole using a mould and polymer clay.

The piece is attached to the backing board on a foam board plinth which has a screw through it from the back of the board for strengh as the actual polymer clay part is much heavier than the similar pieces made from moulded watercolour paper.

I'm very pleased with the result as it has turned out to show much more detail!

Materials used:

Moulded polymer clay, metallic liquid gold marker, and foam board in a deep box frame glazed with Perspex

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