Different ways to look at natural elements...

One of my recent blog postings was about the CAD I was creating for a ring. This ring had all different types of symbols/images that come from nature (goat hoof prints, hawk heads, etc.) The design, while natural elements, was to be balanced and clean.

His fiance also chose natural images, leaves from the sassafras tree which has 3 different styles of leaves on one branch. But hers ring was designed to be slightly more organic. The different leaves were layered on top of each other, to help create the illusion of depth.

While both pieces include images from nature... but create a very different result.