[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.
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