I'm working on a partially abstract image with a flower and some metal. It's 
part of a larger work that will consist of several images. So far I've been 
focusing on the overall structure, while not paying too much attention to 
the small details in the image.

For this reason, some elements in the image look very crude. The flower is 
an exception - I have worked on the details here, but the stem and the metal 
are very simplistic. I could use some suggestions with that.

A few notes about the image:

- The flower is fictional. The flower itself is like a type of lily, but the 
stem is more like a vine, climbing objects.

- The stem will stay white (or gray) in the final image. The deep red color 
of the flower will be the only color in the image. The stem is also a bit 
transparent. I'm looking for extreme close-up reference images of stems...

- The two parts of the metal are supposed to look like they're welded 
together. I don't really know how to do that.

- The metal shape looks very crude to me, but I don't know what kind of 
details I can add to make it look more real. Note that the metal shouldn't 
look too old and worn - it's supposed to be somewhat shiny and new.

Comments appreciated!

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