Idle Talons

Silver Tomatoes

fun, musings, process, productLarkin HamiltonComment

🎶"Only two things money can't buy

That's true love and homegrown tomatoes"🎵

'Tis the season and Larkin's tomato plants are sprouting some unusual fruit. 😉

Larkin really packed a lot of detail into these little cuties! They dust-textured the calyx to closely resemble the fuzzy surface of tomato leaves. But I think my favorite detail is the little lump they added to the stem that is the spot it separates when the fruit is picked.

I did a lot of googling trying to figure out of there was a name for that lump, but came up short. I did, however, learn that the section of stem below the lump is a peduncle! I'll be casually trying to work that term into conversations for a long time to come. 😅

I also captured a rare shot of Larkin wearing their own work! 🍅❤️