ring exchanged

so this is what i got for the ring exchange, designed by the lovely Jane mcalinden.

sterling silver, cubic zirconia

Its based on the form of a gyroscope and the outer and two inner circles are designed to move, encouraging the wearer to interact with the piece.

Hmmm…

…not sure this would work so well in Dundee

final piece from my research project, made from a roll of found linoleum…

it took a while to make and there were a few accidents with the scalpel.

ring exchange

I’m working on a design for the ring exchange…

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‘a little piece of landscape’ each ring is unique and personal to the wearer, somewhere that represents a sense of belonging . thinking of using silver and enamel

shiny things

…. a job lot of cutlery I picked up a while ago

Ring exchange

I’m going to be taking part in a ring exchange

The idea is to design and write instructions for making a ring, your design will be given to another jeweler to make and  in turn you’ll be given someone elses design…..

………..some spoon cushions?

…..just a  few drawings from my lino piece sketchbook

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Bowl

 

First attempt at some raising…

very therapeutic and a good workout on the arms

Repoussé…..

This week we were given a a workshop in chasing and repousse. Repousse is the technique of shaping and ornamenting metal by hammering the reverse side to create a design in relief.

Before we started to work on the metal we were shown how to make the tools by filing and tempering steel rod.

Anealed metal is embeded in a pitch bowl…

then worked into with chasing and repousse tools…

Colour

 

…..some samples from a short colour project. The theme was nature and the foucus was on using and experimeanting with plastics.

 

Shuffle…

Just finished helping get together a presentation for a post consumer focused business proposal. working together with Claire Grant, Ross Douglas, Sarah Greenwood, Scarlet Erskine, Amy Fitzpatrick and Gillian Berry we developed the idea of SHUFFLE , an online skills sharing site aimed at local designers and graduates. Members don’t use money but instead trade in points, helping those with lower incomes and encouraging people to keep trading within the community.

The site is designed so that after paying a small subscription fee members can build up a profile page, uploading examples of their work and listing the skills they can offer. Users are able to contact designers individually, search for categories or post an advertisement of what they need. Payment (points) is arranged by the members. Negative as well as positive credit is allowed to encourage people to keep using the service. The site tries to keep everything as transparent as possible, members funds are displayed on their profile page and everyone is given a star rating.

 

The initial costs of setting up the site should be fairly low, the subscription fees would cover the costs of upkeep, advertising and some Shuffle events like exhibitions and opportunities for local artists and designers to get together and make new contacts.

scavenging…

Our brief for this project was to make a piece inspired by another artist, my jeweler was Shari Pierce.

She uses a lot of non-precious materials and found objects and she also likes to document her work, so I decided to have a wander round Dundee to see what I could find.

One of this years projects was a week of Computer Aided Design, specifically Rhino and Rhino Jewel. I really struggled to get my head around it and couldn’t get it to do what i wanted so ended up keeping things simple, this is my finished design board…….

……….If you want to see how its done properley check out Dougie Kinnear who came to talk to us about his final year designs.

Inhorgenta 2011

…..some of the jewelers and artists that caught my eye when I was visiting Inhorgenta and some of the smaller galleries around Munich

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Isabel Dammermann, Bernhard Simon, Helena Schepens, Evert Nijland, Mari Ishikawa, Terhi Tolvanen, Alison Jackson

dissertation proposal part 2

München…

I was in Munich this Febuary for the inhorgenta trade fair.

Cold but lovely…..

Sharie Pierce powerpoint

a power point presentation I made for our research project….

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Djurdjica Kesic

For our new project ‘domestic paradise’ I’ve been looking at Djurdjica Kesic a Yugoslavian artist now based in Australia. I like the materials she uses and how she documents her work process.

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Botantics

Just a few drawings from a trip to the Edinburgh botanics…..