Experimentation
Friday, March 26, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sketches
Sketches of the beginning stages. I am considering using acrylic and copper for mateirals. I will be riveting the copper on the acrylic peice. I will also be practicing forming of acrylic.
Sound Project
Inspiration from the void and body adronment from the last project, I am creating a neck piece that allows the wearer to play a sound by tapping or flicking the ends of the piece.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Having a truobles with getting images on
So, i documented all the stages i took to get to the finale piece and wasn't able to get the pictures to be transfered to my new phone. So as a result I will Blog them in my own words.
After getting the idea/ design in my head i stuck with it and this is how i did:
1- cut out all the shapes, and 10 gauge wire that would be the walls of all the pieces.
2- soldered each individual piece together. (medium solder was used)
3- for step three cut out circles from the die cutter and then domed the circles. These circles were soldered on.
4- after getting all the pieces soldered on i worked with the 10 gauge wire to create the chain. This was the most difficult to do because there was a good chance i would melt the 10 gauge wire while soldering the pieces on. But with luck it worked.
5- This step took a lot of clean-up and finishing work. to finish the piece i used a patina to create more depth.
I did have a mishap during the fitting of the bracelet, the clasp part was jarred and gave way to the pressure. so as a result i will try to solder back on without messing to much with the patina.
After getting the idea/ design in my head i stuck with it and this is how i did:
1- cut out all the shapes, and 10 gauge wire that would be the walls of all the pieces.
2- soldered each individual piece together. (medium solder was used)
3- for step three cut out circles from the die cutter and then domed the circles. These circles were soldered on.
4- after getting all the pieces soldered on i worked with the 10 gauge wire to create the chain. This was the most difficult to do because there was a good chance i would melt the 10 gauge wire while soldering the pieces on. But with luck it worked.
5- This step took a lot of clean-up and finishing work. to finish the piece i used a patina to create more depth.
I did have a mishap during the fitting of the bracelet, the clasp part was jarred and gave way to the pressure. so as a result i will try to solder back on without messing to much with the patina.
Monday, March 8, 2010
After All, it came out!
SO, after all the sketches and sampling with steel wire and copper sheets, I ended up with a piece I actually really enjoy. In the process I worked out this idea of focusing on parts of my body that are rarely adorn. The first project focused on the bone that sits on the wrist. I designed around the whole bone to bring emphasis to the bone rather than the peice itself. As a result, the birth of theme....but haven't given name to it yet.
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