Today I finished the tops up to place on the top of my rings then oxidised them in liver of sulphur until they were a dark grey/black colour then put renaissance cream on them to lock it in.
Friday 27 February 2015
Thursday 26th February, 2015
Today I soldered the Wire onto the bases of the ring shanks then cleaned them up and placed them in the barrel polisher for about an hour.
I also had a go at making the earring back tops but was having difficulty in making them anything elaborate like I wanted to inspired by the gates at Erddig, unfortunately I couldn't using the workshops the week after so I made the bases simplified with too swirls on each side,
On the night I decided to finish the paper elements of the rings which took a few hours, I tried to cut neatly and decided the tracing paper was the best contender when I experimented with different papers. It looked neater and more ghostly, I enjoyed their ethereal look.
On the night I decided to finish the paper elements of the rings which took a few hours, I tried to cut neatly and decided the tracing paper was the best contender when I experimented with different papers. It looked neater and more ghostly, I enjoyed their ethereal look.
Wednesday 25th February, 2015
Today I finished polishing my ring shanks using wet and dry paper in all grades from 400- 1200 and wrapped them up ready to solder the wire on tomorrow.
Tuesday 24th February, 2015
Today I couldn't find a tap and dye tool small enough for the wire I wanted to use on my rings so I had to unfortunately change my design idea. I thought about using a similar method to an earring back and consulted Julie about the idea and she told me how they work.
In the afternoon we went to Erddig to look around the inside of the building and so they could find out about our display arrangements. The visit was confusing as I wasn't sure where my work would go but once we got back to university we were told to arrange photos, display ideas and cabinets and send the information to Erddig.
Monday 23rd Febuary, 2015
Today I began making my ring shanks with the square silver wire(3mm) I decided to go down a square ring shank and a 2 finger ring shank.
16th-20th Febuary
Unfortunately I was ill this week but I tried to do some research for my contextual file.
Friday 13th February, 2015
Today I carried on finishing the rings up and I also drawn and designed my final piece in my sketchbook and bought my silver once I knew the shape I wanted to make and the width of the wire, comparing prices on cooksongold.
Thursday 12th February, 2015
Today I played around with different shapes using square copper wire.
I really liked the chunky brass ring I made except from the fact it was tougher to solder completely without gaps.
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Tuesday 10th Febuary, 2015
Today I carried on making ring shapes, printed my technique write ups for my file and also cut my sample castings of pine cones
Monday 9th Febuary 2014
Today we joined the first years in a hot forging tutorial, Wayne and Julie advised us and shown us how to set up, talked us through safety and we made a hook each.
I found it difficult to begin with until I got into the right position and a routine of hitting the hot steel
with the hammer. In the end I really enjoyed this technique and I'm really glad I had a try.
On the afternoon I read a book Sarah brought in "
Non-precious Jewellery: Methods and Techniques (Design and Make) by Kathie Murphy
with loads of inspiration and techniques people have used in textiles and paper.
I also carried on making square wire forms
(ring shanks)
(ring shanks)
Sunday 8 February 2015
Friday 6th Febuary, 2015
Today I played around with structures and the shape of my ring, I rolled some square wire as cerys recommended me making my ring that shape rather than just flattening it. I loved the appearance of it and how it felt compared to the round wire and flattened wire.
Thursday 5th February, 2015
Today I played around with a idea I'd drawn in my sketchbook, I worked with wire creating structures.
Tuesday 3rd Febuary 2015
Today I asked Emma if I could add some pinecones to her investment ready to be casted sometime next week.
I also checked if my paper was dry and played around with the tree tag idea by using letter stamps.
I also checked if my paper was dry and played around with the tree tag idea by using letter stamps.
Monday 1st Febuary, 2015
Today I made paper using scraps of what I already had, I played around with thickness' and placing seeds or pieces of dried things I found on the grounds of Erddig.
Friday 30th January, 2015
Today I carried on making stands by soldering wire to a base and cleaning them up before building paper up on them and practicing cutting it.
Thursday 29th January, 2015
Today I shown Julie what I'd made and my ideas behind what I'd used the paper for, she said I should carry on with this technique and even possibly make my own paper.
Tuesday 27th January, 2015
Today I spoke to Julie about my idea of casting the pine cones and we spoke about other ways I could portray my ideas and concept as casting the pieces limits me from changing the appearance and what I cast is what I'll get in the end.
I thought about what we discussed, using papers and how the appearance can portray meaning.
I went to hobby craft and bought some silk paper and other bits to begin making samples and sketchbook work.
Friday 23rd January, 2015
Today I designed an idea I had in mind while collecting more research ready to hit the workshops for Monday.
Thursday 22nd January 2015
Lately I've been carving pinecones out of leather hard and bone dry Porcelain ready to high fire.
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