After attending yesterdays course at Northcity4 (Which was fantastic by the way!) I have been thinking about how I approach the design aspect of jewellery making.
Previously I get out what ever stone it is I want to use. Sit down with it, and what silver I have to work with, and draw a few ideas from there.
This method works fine when thinking of the pieces as individuals but the course I attended was titled: Produce: Present: Sell
This has prompted me to look at the whole process very differently.
In a gallery environment (which is my ultimate goal) your pieces are grouped together as a range.
This means I need to stop thinking of each piece as a separate form from the others and somehow make them gel as a group.
The plan?
Go through all my sketch books. Photocopy the completed designs so I can lay them all out on the coffee table and view them all together for the first time ever!
At the moment the designs are scattered throughout 6 or 7 sketch books so I have never consciously looked for similarities. It should be an interesting exercise.
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Sunday, 28 July 2013
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Falling into place
So it seems like the universe is nudging me in the right direction.
About a week ago I came up with an idea for a bracelet using black tourmaline crystals (side drilled) which I had seen sold in strands a few years ago. The only place I have seen them in Melbourne is hard for me to get too so I have only been there twice.
Anyway..... Yesterday I received a flyer for them in the mail.
They are relocating (to an even harder to get to place *sad face*) but having a massive sale before they move! Will be making the effort to get there for the sale and crossing my fingers they still stock the tourmaline! Feeling very positive they will have them and if not I am sure I will find something equally inspiring :)
This is what I am hunting
Another awesome coincidence is this:
For the last few days that topic is pretty much all I have been researching online trying to get a solid plan in place. As well as this lecture/talk being exactly what I need right now I also have a day in lieu I need to use at work - so I can take the day off to attend it!! Saturdays off for me are extremely rare so this is extra special.
The people running the above lecture are Northcity4 and they run many workshops and rent out bench/studio space. Check them out!
Now....to make the ring I have dreamed up to take along to the class....
About a week ago I came up with an idea for a bracelet using black tourmaline crystals (side drilled) which I had seen sold in strands a few years ago. The only place I have seen them in Melbourne is hard for me to get too so I have only been there twice.
Anyway..... Yesterday I received a flyer for them in the mail.
They are relocating (to an even harder to get to place *sad face*) but having a massive sale before they move! Will be making the effort to get there for the sale and crossing my fingers they still stock the tourmaline! Feeling very positive they will have them and if not I am sure I will find something equally inspiring :)
This is what I am hunting
Another awesome coincidence is this:
For the last few days that topic is pretty much all I have been researching online trying to get a solid plan in place. As well as this lecture/talk being exactly what I need right now I also have a day in lieu I need to use at work - so I can take the day off to attend it!! Saturdays off for me are extremely rare so this is extra special.
The people running the above lecture are Northcity4 and they run many workshops and rent out bench/studio space. Check them out!
Now....to make the ring I have dreamed up to take along to the class....
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