Description
Even in the slightest breeze, the leaves of a silver maple tree shimmer and sway in the sunlight as they flash their silvery undersides. The effect is captured in this 99.99% pure silver portrait, in which the veined Acer saccharinum leaves have been rendered with multifaceted engraving, resulting in a dazzling new view of a famous Canadian emblem. Within the familiar leaf silhouette, the carefully sculpted and precisely angled lines rise and fall, reflecting and scattering light in different directions to produce a gleaming work of art—one that reflects the beauty of Canada’s most treasured symbol.
The Design:
Multifaceted engraving involves the creation of mirror-like facets that reflect light in different directions and give shape to key design elements—in this case, three maple leaves engraved in 99.99% pure silver.
