mokume gane

masterclass from a little while ago, originated in japan 17th century, rough translation of 'woodgrain metal', laminating metals to create pattern, method of twisting wire and flooding with solder...

 copper, nickel and brass formations in mokume-gane translated into ring shape,

 making a flat sheet of mokume-gane, endless soldering and flattening, experimental bowl piece to show grain in metal,

excitingly beautiful effects in metal, would love to explore further in the future....

Raymond Templier

'When i walk through the streets I see ideas everywhere for jewellery, I am ready to respond to all of them'. 

 'from floor to finger'

'holding a triangle in the sky'

scaffolding dreams....

observations of supporting linear structures for initial part of new project, to design and make a brooch out of silver wire...

 
again becoming obsessed with spotting these strangely beautiful forms, intersecting and overlapping lines, cross joins and ends wrapped with rope, plenty of drawings and cocktail stick prototypes!

'Jewellery Is Life'

[sunday sharing]

reflection of self and surroundings through jewellery....

[all own images]

stones,stones,stones

technical learnings = 'cabachon' setting for silver ring.....

workshop days filled with filling, cutting, soldering, polishing, reminiscing days of jewellery quarter observations, reflecting on inspiring guest lecture by david roux-fouillet, absorbing knowledge of riveting and colouring, remembering that hard work and obsession of personal inspiration pays off...

Knit Rubbish Jewellery.

junk to jewellery in studio..pieces transformed when put on skin material becomes unknown.

Assessment.

work displayed for marking, end of module, break from crane obsession!