Kathleen Kay

I was delighted to note that at least one person read my article on making a sunflower clock in the Spring '91 Journal. Perhaps I shouldn't mention that it was the editor. I know he must have read it, because in the exhibition at the A.G.M. Conference was his smaller version of the sunflower and a very nice interpretation of a daisy. I was most impressed. I look forward to seeing versions of my second 'fun' clock, based on a mosaic of squares, it was on show at the Conference exhibition in a blend of blues and mauves, here are the details of how it was made.

I used 49 copper 1" squares, one of which was centrally drilled using a 10mm drill. If no 10mm drill is available then anyone who is good with a piercing saw could cut the 10mm diameter circle out. All 49 squares were cleaned, fluxed and counter enamelled in the usual way, making sure every square remained flat.

The squares were separated into 4 lots of 12 plus one with a hole.

• The first 12 squares were enamelled in a flat even layer of transparent Royal Blue, these represent the numbers.

• The 2nd 12 squares, working each to ensure a good match, were enamelled in a blend of mid blues. I swirled each of mine, but that isn't the easiest way to obtain similarity, sifted blends or wet-layed shades could give a very uniform effect.

• The 3rd 12 squares were again worked together, this time using mauve blues.

• The 4th batch of 12, and the one with the hole, were worked in green blues.

I used ¼" thick Perspex cut exactly to 7" square with a 10mm hole drilled exactly in the centre.

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