After seeing this, I am SO excited to get started. Have to go buy a little starter pack to see. I'm just imaginging doing all my prototypes for my filigree in this and they could probably turn into their own pieces.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Inni Pärnänen
Inni Pärnänens flower rings which are made from burnt paper, candle wax, iron, and cotton thread.
Clare Knox Bentham
Quilling
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| Quilling |
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper
that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative
designs. The paper is wound around a quill to create a basic coil shape.
The paper is then glued at the tip and these shaped coils are arranged
to form flowers, leaves, and various ornamental patterns similar to
ironwork.
Giovanna Gariboldi
Giovanna Gariboldi
Necklace: Filigrana 2009
Paper
Although I cant find a lot of information on this piece at the moment, I'm definitely going to try and research a bit more into it. The paper work in this piece reminds me a lot of a hobby that I did when I was at school called Quilling. What you do is you take strips of paper and shape them and twirl them. I don't know why I never made this connection before but it is a lot like filigree just with a different material.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Liesbet Bussche
I absolutely love this idea of beautifying the streets with giant pieces of jewellery that make people take a second look. If I saw this while working down the road I think I would have a smile on my face all day it would just make me that much happier inside.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Cup Cake Experiment
For our B-tech we each get a turn to bring a treat for our weekly meeting. I decided to make marbled cupcakes with chocolate icing and obviously topped with Smarties. But the thing was there are only 6 of us in B-tech and my mixture made way more then 6 so I decided to put them in the studio with a little sign just saying Happy Thursday. I did not expect this to be entertaining at all but it turned out to be quite funny, it was like a little social experiment of mine. So what people did was they looked at the cupcakes longingly but they weren't sure if they could take one or not. Eventually 2 first years looked at me for the nod and when they got it they went and told everyone they could have the cupcakes. All the people who walked past and not taken a cupcake because they were either too polite or too confused then came now that they got the go ahead.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Bubblegum Heart Brooch
Bubblegum Heart Brooch
vintage rhinestones, stainless steel, 18kt gold, copper, vitreous enamel
$5,400.00 - R47835.90
Lola Brooks
I discovered a Jeweller called Lola Brooks.
She has a website http://lolabrooks.com/ which for some reasoned I can’t get
into, probably something really obvious that I missed! I discovered her piece
while going through pinterest and absolutely loved it. The piece I saw
originally was the Blood Garnet Heart brooch.
The reasoned I was attracted to
it was because I feel like it relates a lot to my B-tech. Although it is a
heart with bows on it (which are both very commercial) she has managed to give
it her own twist by using different materials. This piece is made from vintage
rose cut garnets, stainless steel and 18kt gold. I
later discovered the Bubblegum Heart Brooch with a really cute enamelled bow
which is now on my Jewellery wishlist.
I feel so inspired by her work and it makes me think that sometime during my B-tech I could accomplish my aim of making 'artistic" pieces which the public will like.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
I Heart Market
This is my stand at the Feb I heart market. I really loved how full the table was and I feel it definitely attracted more people. What I was also pleased about was the response to the notice saying DUT students. It was the first time I put up this sign and I received a lot of comments about how people prefer students jewellery because it is so creative compared to other jewellery.
This makes me question my original thinking that people prefer commercial jewellery.
This makes me question my original thinking that people prefer commercial jewellery.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Origami Bunting
I decided to use my origami hearts to make a bunting around our workshop. It was intended to make people smile but i think it annoyed some people.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Artist Statement
I’m currently doing my B-tech in Jewellery design and
manufacturing at Durban Institute of Technology. For my B-tech I’m going to
explore how to market myself and my jewellery to the public. The problem that I
am facing is that the pieces I find that sell at the markets are very simple commercial
pieces and the prices of the pieces are affected by how much money people would
walk around a market with. The pieces that I enjoy making are intricate filigree
pieces which take up to a week to make so therefore I could never sell them for
a price that would work at a market. My aim for my B-tech is to find a balance
between the commercial pieces and my filigree work.
Origami Hearts
Sunday, February 3, 2013
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