I Have Jewellery (Almost)!!

I had actually forgotten to post about these earrings. They were started in March, and have been finished for a while, but I hadn't gotten around to taking the photos.

This bangle is still a work in progress. I like the overall impression, but I had problems with solder joins while bending it up. I decided to cast the frameworks for the elements to overcome this. The perspex is a bit stark against the delicate elements, and needs to be filed and, maybe, made thinner.

Funny story! I was in my bathroom the other day, when I realised that this is part of a tile! I guess it manifested itself in my subconscious, and voila!, it's found its way into my jewellery.

Splash Page

I guess a splash page is a visual artist statement, giving the viewer a glimpse into your work, your process and, perhaps, references. Sounds simple enough, right? I'm only 90% satisfied with my splash page. Any ideas on how it could improve?

Elizabeth Galton

ORIENTAL SKY AND NECKLACE FROM THE ORCHID READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION

Elizabeth Galton is a London fashion jeweller, whose creations are for the bold and adventurous. Her "mission is to bring women around the globe a vision of unique, sophisticated and distinctive jewellery. " Inspired by the life cycle of flowers, her pieces are sculptural and theatrical.

Giovanni Corvaja

Giovanni Corvaja is a truly remarkable artist. He is an Italian goldsmith who has developed a method of drawing wire to a fifth of the thickness of human hair, essentially turning gold and platinum into delicate fibres. In his latest collection, he has recreated the Golden Fleece, creating pieces seemingly covered in gold fur.

This image demonstrates how he draws his wire, and it floored me how sensible it is. Doing filigree, I work with very long lengths of very thin wire, and it is frustrating and very time consuming having to deal with tangles. This device is so clever and I have to get one!
Images sourced from http://www.giovanni-corvaja.com/

Flavour!

I'm trying to find and express my flavour. In terms of shoes, this is very easy to do! Take a look at what gets me going!

Flavour! Shoes,Beautiful Shoes or Flowers?

Photography

We have an exhibition of the BTech students from DUT coming in July and one the things we need are really good quality photos of our work. The following album contains my first attempts at proper photos, including 2 of the set-up used to take them.

Exhibition pics

I still have loads to learn, which I expect will come with time and practice! I found a really useful site, with great tips for photography called DIYPhotography.net