Pondering

So... I have a big review on Thursday and I have to have final designs to show to my tutors and have to discuss with them my plans for my degree work, how I plan to make things, materials I'll use, how I plan to display. They want to know everything. Up until this week, that wouldn't have been any great problem... but now... well, now I'm not too sure.

Originally I had intended to make jewellery, my work seemed to be mostly coming out as ideas for pendants, but last week when we went back after the Christmas holiday I suddenly had the urge to make objects.

I still want to make my work in silver but I want to make the things I was designing, like the bird pendants I've posted pictures of before, much larger. I want them to either be vessels or just as decorative objects, or both. I had a quick word with Roger about it and he didn't seems sure, he seemed to be pushing me back down the jewellery route. I also spoke to Teena and she was happy with working big but she was pushing me into different styles of working that I'm not really liking the idea of.

So, my problem is, do I stick to the jewellery that I know they are happier about or go with the big work, propose it, have them unlikley to agree with idea and go for it anyway?

*sigh*

As I said to Iain,

"All I want to do is make big silver balls, what's so hard about that?"

Back to work

Well it was back to class this week, for the final semester of my course...EVER.

It's all very scary and in 3 months we have to have our collection complete and ready for the degree show but I'm sure we'll pull it all together in no time.

Congratulations to Lindsay (who can be found here along with Fe) for winning 2nd place in the Italian competition I mentioned before, very well deserved. Also, well done to those who won bursarys towards their final work.

Clearly just a short note today, but more to follow soon. I've added a couple more links to other blogs out there, have a look if you have some time, lovely things to be found out there if you have a look around.

Have a good weekend!

x

Exhibitions

Evening all,

Here are the results of the exhibition I took part in that was held in Edinburgh over the weekend, apparently a very successful evening all round. I' unfortunately wasn't able to go because of work :( oh well, maybe next time.

Also, the sale in the university is going well for everyone involved. I've sold a few pieces (hoorah), I just need to go make them now.

Farewell for now kiddies, I'm sleepy and it's far past bed time.

Speak to you all soon. x

Ear rings

Evening folks,

From Monday there will be a Christmas Jewellery sale held in the reception area of Duncan of Jordanstone stocked with pieces made by my class. The top image is of a couple of ear rings that I made tonight to put in the sale, silver and garnet beads. The bottom two pictures are a Christmas gift for a friends mum (modeled on my ear [1st is a practice one, 2nd is a bigger real thing]), silver and a fresh water pearl. I hope she likes them! [Note : sorry for the poor quality photos but it's the best my phone can manage... poor little thing]

Also on Monday we have a visit from our external assessor who happens to be Jack Cunningham. We have to lay our work out for him to have a nose around and I realised this evening as I put things out how little I have done this semester. But fear not! The Christmas holidays are coming up and this is a perfect time to fill up my near empty sketchbooks.

Have a good evening x

Dissertation

is handed in

REJOICE!

Edinburgh

Festive cheer to you all!

These 3 prints will be on show in Edinburgh as of Saturday the 8th of December at Cafe des Arts 95 - 97 St. Leonards Street. How very exciting!

I'm very tired so there is not a lot to be said at the moment but here is my entry to a very important (so I'm told) competition that is being held in Italy. Enjoy!




Cheerio x

Christmas bits and bobs

Hello all,

I hope I find you well today. Not long now until Christmas, I hope you're all as excited as I am! Above are a few pieces that I have made recently, all are for a Christmas sale (apart from the cuff links) that my class are holding from the 10th - 14th of December in the reception area of Duncan of Jordanstone.

The top piece as a single small irregularly shaped fresh water pearl on a thin silver ring. Followed by cuff links that I have made as a Christmas gift for my Grandad, again with fresh water pearls, but much larger this time. After these we have 3 red garnet faceted beads set in silver cups and a silver bead to top them off mounted in an unusual triangular formation. Then we come on to some silver spheres with saw pierced bird silhouettes, the larger of the two measures about 5cm across and is oxidised then brushed to give a smokey effect. Finally, bringing up the rear we have a medium sized (about 1cm across) fresh water pearl set into a silver cup that is held in the middle of a thin silver ring. This piece was originally going to go on sale in the Christmas show but I sold it last night, so I guess I shall have to order a few more pearls and make some more in time.

Anyhoo, it has been a long day and it will be another long one tomorrow so good night to you all and see you soon. x