Vetkat

Tree Earrings

The piercing of the tree om my earring was something that stuck with me, reminds me of a family tree. For these earrings I decided with that tree element for another piece that I will send to the Exhibition.

I pierced out the tree element again but this time I used the positive instead of the negative. I used diamond burs to texture the back of these trees and I soldered copper wire onto these silver elements. My intention was to add some contrast to the piece..the result was very positive. The best part was that they sold at the exhibition and I made my 1st sale!

Vetkat

Pierced Ring
The Vetkat exhibition was held in order to raise funds for the family of an artist who died recently. This task was a bit difficult for me as it took me out of my comfort zone. I had to design and manufacture jewellery based on references that was given to me instead of going out and finding my own.

I still felt like I needed to incorporate piercing in my piece, my first idea was designing plain bands that had an element pierced out of it. The element that I chose was that of a tree...The ring ended up being simple and comfortable to wear. It turned out being something that I wouldn't normally make.

I am really happy with the result but I feel guilty because I ended up keeping the ring for myself, I kind of got attached to it...feels like it belongs on my finger.

Where am I heading?

trying to move away from the flatness of these elements...

Although my topic hasn't changed for my B Tech, my Aim or Vision has changed. I want to create pieces of jewellery that can be classified as Contemporary Indian jewellery...Created for the modern Indian woman.

Ive been using piercing as my main technique but my pieces have proved to be very flat, I want to try layering elements so that more dimension is created. My next step is to also try combining the piercing technique with another technique which i am very fond off. Wax pressing...this is a technique that Ive tried before and i was very pleased with the results, it really worked well for me. I want to combine the cleanness of piercing with the almost messy, organic look of wax pressing...have a feeling that they will compliment each other.

I feel that with regards to my intentions, I have grown a lot and made much improvement with figuring out and defining what i would like to achieve.

My aim now is to work towards creating a contemporary set of Indian Bridal Jewellery which, when worn, can be identified as a set of Indian Bridal Jewellery but if worn individually, can be recognised as Contemporary pieces inspired by traditional Indian Jewellery

Beginning Stages

This is some of the jewellery that i made at the beginning of last year...

We are almost reaching the half way mark of the year...The pressure is on B techs! Time to some-up whats been happening so far and what progress has been made with regards to my B Tech.

A week ago we(The B techs) were given a "Crit Session" by a group of our lecturers from our department. I feel that it was very beneficial because it got me thinking about what has been happening over the past few months, I was also forced to explain or rather think about and explain to my lecturers...Where I started, What changes have been made? and how have i been trying to improve?

At the beginning of my B tech, I was really focused on the Idea of "Traditional Indian Bridal Jewellery." My intention was to look at traditional pieces and somehow recreate them but at the same time creating unique elements...I felt that by sticking to traditional designs, it would be impossible for me to lose the essence of Indian jewellery in my own work.

Reflections

Finally my Fashion piece is Complete!!! Really pleased with the way it turned out...this piece has given me so many ideas for the next pierced piece.

I was considering gold plating, not so sure anymore...What do you think?

Feel as though these earrings turned out exactly how I wanted theme to be - a combination of a Fashion piece and My BTech theme(Indian Bridal Jewellery)...bold and intricate at the same time!

Work In Progress

My Earrings are coming together really well, decided to use Shepard hooks instead of posts, not just because I prefer them but also because Shepard hooks suit the length of my earrings.

Embossing

I wanted to try another way of capturing the intricasy of my pierced elements other than drawing them...so I tried embossing them. It actually turned out really well. I think it could be a very useful technique when it comes to packaging and labeling my jewellery...