inspirational artist

Motif and Frame Earrings

oxidized silver

-looks like some of the positive/ negative space earrings that Heidi Lowe wears

Marianne Anderson

"My interest is rooted in how we learn and draw from the past and return frequently to designs, motifs and patterns of historic and symbolic significance. By purposefully engaging with the past, my aim to highlight the importance of ornament in a modern context. Far from superfluous, ornament has always had its own vocabulary and meaning and i try to engage with this through my work."

Her work reminds me of my own art especially my laser cut patterns. 

Decorative Detail Brooch

hand pierced oxidized silver, garnets

Pearl Swirl brooch

oxidized silver, mabe pearl

-this one reminds me of wrought iron gates

Metalsmithing II

My very 1st raising and forging project:

design and production

my ponoko earrings!

steel sculpture

CAL LANE

"Knockout steel sculptures with a lacy touch. Lane, a certified welder and graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, wields an industrial blowtorch as if it were a crochet hook, burning dainty, intricate designs into heavy metal. The artist's signature steel doilies and monumental "crocheted" I-beams elegantly perforate traditionally masculine realms of art and architecture with feminine craft." -Sharon Doyle Driedger

This artist is amazing. It reminds me alittle of the stuff i did for my internship. I LOVE the patterns that she cuts out of steel. I would love to learn how to do this.

innovative design

The Teafco company makes these innvative and eco friendly dog collars under the fydo line.

-13 different colors to choose from

-$23

-adjustable

They are much sleeker looking than what's in the market now.

- collar is made out of 100% recycled thermo plastic rubber "unlike leather and nylon, our fydo collar is waterproof, easy to clean, protects your dog from unsafe bacteria and you from unwanted odors."

-ID plaque is 100% recycled polypropylene plastic

RINGS

Some of my favorite rings from www.ringoblog.com

-Ethernet Rings

Jana Brevick

"Ethernet plug wedding rings let you live geekily ever after"

-Pistol ring

this ring is so sweet!

The sides even have engravings like from antique guns.

-Periodic Table Ring

$205 Ag

$2,200 Au

$6,500 Pt

The man designed these for his wife who's a scientist. 

cardboard bed

 T H E  D E S I G N  B L O G 

I thought this would be great for me since i live so far away when i need to pull an all nighter in the studio.

 there would be a high demand for these among jewelry majors.

locket project

Here's another maquette for the pierced pattern. I was planning on etching all along after i saw Jan's die forming samples but i didn't know how. So this is what i was planning on doing.

Then jan encouraged me to etch my pieces to give them more dimension and more unique. She taught me how to use the spray etcher. I painted on the resist and scratched it out. I love how it adds more to my locket and i had to use drawing in it. The end result was nice. The only thing i wasn't used to was not being able to file and sand as much as usual.

inspirational rings

www.RINGOBLOG.com
-Viagra Pill Ring

-Two in One 

Schmuck Kunst

stainless steel

2003

-Embrace Ring

Boone rings

there aren't a lot of very creative diamond rings in jewelry stores but i thought this one was pretty cool

-Twig ring

Stanley Ruiz

eco friendly jewelry

-Exovert Ring

 4100R

ESLA

looks like the design is based off bone forms

LOVE THIS!

-3 finger Supra ring

4204R

ESLA

inspirational rings

While researching rings i found this great blog: RINGOBLOG

-Shell Ring

a real shell cut

Mesi Jilly 

$320

-Luc Kieffer Chain Ring

resin 

$187

-Manuel Bozzi

polished silver

 keyboard key 

$268

-"Ear Ring" 

Margaux Lange

sterling silver

resin

barbie parts

-Perch Ring

Shrinky dink

 ink stamped

 gold paint 

$8

-Koi ring

Angular Momentum

white and yellow gold

 lacquered medallion

 sapphire crystal

-Stamp Rings

Urban Jewellery

-Snark Ring

self defense ring

$35

-Bottle Opener Ring

$35

inspirational rings

Looking through my 1000 RINGS book there were a lot of rings that stood out to me. Most images were not on the internet:

-Shingo Furukawa Ring with a shell 2003 

It's sterling silver wire around a sea shell (NOT wrapped) but in a cage like frame around a beautiful sea shell. It's delicate but still looks strong. This leaves me in question about how they made it. How does it fit so perfectly around the shell? How did they solder and clean the silver with the shell inside it?

-Ling He Magnificant: Theotokos II 2002

  variable dimensions

  This ring included sterling silver, rock crystal, corundum, cubic zirconia. I liked the layers this ring had. It was interesting at all angles which not a lot of rings are... i'm coming to find out. I also have found out that i love rings that include glass. I don't know why but i do. 

- Sigurd Bronger Ring 1999

   steel, silver, goose egg shell

Megan! Now whenever i see egg jewelry i think of Megan. This one is for you.

-Thoms J. Lechtenberg Folded Ring 2002 

   sterling silver, fabricated

This one reminded me of Amy. It required  a lot of thought and planning ahead like hers do. You have to have a 

mechanical mind to do this kind of work. Even though its mechanical this piece still has an organic feel. I could not find that image but i did find this ring by Lechtenberg:

Circle Tea pot

sterling silver, delrin

-So Young Park Sprouting I 2003

  sterling silver, sapphire, ruby

This image was in the book but i don't know if it would be conside

red a ring. It almost looks more like a bracelet. i think it's beautiful and i love the movement. I recently discovered how much i love tentacle sort of shapes in metalsmithing II. 

Glowing II sterling, fine silver, and copper wire

Another example of So Young Park's work. I know it's not a ring but i think it's really nice. I like how she was inspired by plant forms.

-Tracy Steepy Undie Ring Series 2002

  

copper, acrylic urethane

I FREAKIN LOVE THESE! I almost passed right by them when looking through my book because the picture was kind of small.

-Mecky van den Brink Dog's Faith 1994

porcelain and gold

I can't help but like this one because i love dogs. I think there needs to be more dog jewelry out there (for people!).

-Beverly Penn Locus: the spirit of place 2003

 18kt gold, oxidized sterling silver, etched

i'm fascinated with etching. I think it adds so much to jewelry. I liked that quality of this work and it reminded me of old pocket watches i saw at the MET. 

-Jen Parnell Single Eddy RIng with Pearl 2001

yay Jen is in the book! I love our grad student's work.... beautiful!!

-Ji Yeon LIm Playing 2002

  silver, acrylic, plastic, fiberboard

A set of 5 rings in a professional, neat box. The rings are silhouettes of children playing on thick bands. i'm a big fan of silhouettes.  The box makes them look even more expensive, and special. 

-Margit Hart Rings 2002

  silver, bronze, modeled cast

really nice forms, good example of casting

Design problem2: Locket project

[Creative Caffeine:] My creative process is always to look around at what is true to me. I want to further establish my own aesthetics so when people see my work they know it's mine, I started my heritage research last semester and have been going with it since. Even though there's not that much about ancient Korea than other cultures, there's still more than i can read right now. I don't have enough time to read the books out there but it's nice to know that it's out there for when i need it. I had some information from the last semester on the traditional korean dress, the hanbok.

ideas come to me anytime anywhere, sometimes even right before i go to bed so i sketch. Usually i get the most ideas right after a project is assigned and if i'm excited about it. I'm sure it's the same for most people. The best way for my ideas to surface is through sketches and reading(*BRAINSTORMING). I love to draw because it's a fast, easy way to get down all your ideas. Maquettes were a big part in my project. I had lots of sketches done but it's still not the same as holding the object in your hand. When i'm brainstorming i'm usually in an eager mood and i just want to start working. It puts me in a really good mood because i won't stress about not getting done. When the ideas are delayed or i have artist block, my project is always worse. This project came together for me with the sketches. 

[Bibliography]: 

TRADITIONAL KOREAN COSTUME Lee Kyung Ja, Hong Na Young, Chang Sook Hwan 2003 Youthwadang Publisher  wwww.globaloriental.co.uk

TRADITIONAL KOREAN DESIGNS Madeleine Orban-Szontagh 1991 Dover Publications, Inc. 

HANBOK: THE ART OF KOREAN CLOTHING Sunny Yang Holly Internationl Corp. 1998

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[Design Studio]:Everything is hanging up in room 2015 on the right side board. There are images that I got inspiration from like lantern festivals, Buddhist temples, ancient architecture, chopsticks, etc. I also included some newspaper articles that i inspired me or that i thought was interesting. 

[Artist Statement]:When I first signed up to take Jewelry III I knew we would be making a locket and i was really excited for it. I knew it would be challenging because it's so technical but i was up for it. 

I wanted to continue my heritage study with this project and focus on traditional Korean culture. The idea of a family locket passed down through the women of a family really struck me. I know in many families there's a piece of jewelry that will be passed down mother to daughter whether it be an old wedding ring, locket, or special bracelet. I wanted to make a locket that could have been passed down in my biological family, an antique. Being adopted leaves many unanswered questions, no regrets but still leaves me with parts of life missed. I would be honored to receive anything passed down from my family now but when they talk about their ancestry, etc it doesn't quite fit for me. So, this locket was a very personal object for myself. 

The form was inspired by decorative women's clothing ornaments/ pendants called norigae that were typically tied to the breast-tie on the hanbok. Since it was tied close to the breast-tie, i chose for my locket to hang lower. I can still hold it in my hand and wear it at the same time. It's easy to look down on see myself which was important because it's meant for me. Some norigae were purely decorative and some held things like knives, perfumes, or needle cases. The represented the virtues of a noble Korean woman, and were thought to bring good luck.  Norigae for upper class women were passed down from one generation to the next. The pattern that I etched onto the pressings were inpsired by a lot of patterns found on armor, furniture, clothing, etc. I decided to stamp my first and middle name with my korean name first because i wanted to emphasize that this locket is in reality only mine. It wasn't passed down and isn't truly aged but could be started with me. I originally wanted the locket to be stuffed with red thread to continue my advanced studio project but it didn't quite go along with my design. I love the fact that it can't hold anything and light can pass through. I didn't want the focus on be on what was in the locket like most picture lockets but have the focus be on the object itself. The light passing through represents an empty, not whole feeling that can be felt not knowing any biological information. When open the patter flows together and has motion to it. When i saw the chain it instantly connected with me. It looked very asian to me and was delicate but still special. The links aren't too plain but also are not distracting. The patina was supposed to go along with the aged, antique look. I wanted a reddish tint to it but i ended up with an orange color with a torch patina so i ended up using liver of sulphur. 

Other notes: I pressed my samples in copper and pierced out a Korean floral pattern. The internal framing also reflected this pattern. originally had the maquettes glued together but i wanted to practice my soldering. So i soldered two pieces with internal framing and experimented with a saw dust patina. It was a blue green patina but not what i was looking for, so it was a good thing it was just on the maquette. I also pressed, cut out, and pierced another copper piece with my flowy pattern but it wasn't the same without etching. So, i learned how to etch!! I really had my heart set on etching my pattern and was so disappointed when i thought i wouldn't be able to. I think it adds a lot of depth and  uniqueness i was looking for.

Locket project

Here are some of my die forming/locket project samples. Usually with maquettes i would just super glue them together and not worry about filing, sanding, and a patina... but i went with it. I wanted to practice my soldering even more and try some patinas.

jewelry majors...

This is what happens when jewelry/metalsmithing majors get stressed...

random 80s dance party in the grad room!