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Ember Crown - Sunflower Macro

A very close view of the center of a sunflower, where small round golden buds spiral around a patch of fine, fuzzy yellow bristles. Orange and yellow petals and red-tipped stamens crowd the edges of the frame. The whole image is saturated in warm yellows and oranges with accents of deep red.

Almost everyone knows a sunflower, but few have seen the middle of one this close. A collector wants this piece because the familiar flower turns into a spiral of tiny beaded florets and fine glinting hairs, ringed by curled orange petals and red-tipped stamens. It is warm, saturated and full-frame, with no vase, field or sky. It reads as a flower and as a pattern at once, so it suits someone who wants gold and orange on a wall without a literal bouquet.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski