A close friend of mine would have numerous amaryllises each winter. One year I went over to visit and she had probably 20 of them blooming in all manner of shapes and colors. Each stunningly beautiful in its own unique way.

Some had huge blooms with colors that seemed impossibly rich. The stamen curled down in a strikingly elegant manner. And all of this bursting forth from one singular stalk. It seemed impossible that this plant existed. I was immediately inspired to make one. I went through many different iterations of the flower with different grind patterns on the petals before settling on my favorite. I really enjoyed adding tiny little grind details throughout the metal amaryllis sculpture to tie all its brilliant areas together. I added ground colorful stripes to the bulb to ground the powerful color of the blossom. I then did a very subtle color fade along the stem to balance the overall look and added little ground flecks of color to tie in the almost jewelry-like brilliance from the petals.

This handmade amaryllis sculpture is wall hanging, made entirely of stainless steel, colored using only heat patinas, and is safe to be kept outdoors!