Original artwork description:

This is the fifth of my "Daisy frames" and I've moved closer to making each element more three dimensional by moulding them using watercolour paper.

This version is slightly different from previous ones as the daisies are all mounted on a dome made of the same paper so the whole circle is raised above the backing.

Each flower has a gold centre and some are mounted on a tiny foam-board plinth to raise them up from the surface of the dome and create interesting textures and shadows.

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.

Materials used:

Moulded watercolour paper and foam board and in a deep box frame glazed with Perspex

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