End of year display

After a long year of hard work , we had to display our work for it to be moderated by our lecturers.

Final piece 

Pendent. (Dragons Eye)

Silver , brass .

Prototypes 

After designing my piece i had to create a some test pieces just to see which works best.

Design Process

After experimenting with the Gem stones I had to start designing my final piece.

Here i was still tryng to figure out which direction to take.

This a orthographic drawing of my final product.

A rendering of the final piece

Experimenting with Gem stones

By using a variety of gem stones that have been handed to me , i have come up with different ways to use the gems in a way that will concentrate on them as the focal point of my piece.

              

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                The various stones i experimented with.

An example a tube setting , which is what i will be using to the gem stones.

Use of Precious and Semi-precious gem stones in jewellery

 After looking at my 3 jewellers that i have found of lovedazzle , i chose to concerntrate on designing and creating jewellery that will compliment the use of precious and semi-precious stones. I want to expose the beauty and colour of stones by making them the focal point of my jewellery.

These are the variety of precious and semi-precious stones that can be found 

The are two stones that i had already started working with and will further on continue to experiment with

Emily Thatcher

Thatcher's design process comes from studies of electron microscope images of  cellular forms and imaging of molecular structures. More of her jewellery can be seen at her website.  http://www.emilythatcher.co.uk

Natalie Jane Harris 

Harris likes to incorporate the rich and vibrant colours of  precious and semi precious stones and beads into pieces of contemporary and wearable jewellery , which show off their beauty in a subtle way , always ensuring the stones remain the focal point. She uses traditional jewellery making techniques to create ranges of jewellery in silver , 18ct and 22ct gold. She oftenly uses simplicity in her style coupled with a high standard of craftsmanship ensures her jwellery can be worn for many years.Her work can be seen on her website 
:http://www.nataliejaneharris.com

Yen Duong

Yen is a designer who expresses her passion for design through jewellery , She focuses on movement, articulation and fluidity, her work addresses complexites that go beyond the purely aesthetic. Her work can be found on lovedazzle.com or her website. Click the link here to see Yen's website where I found the piece of jewellery below www.yenjewellery.com

  

 Yen Duong

Molecule Adorn Special Necklace

Oxidised Silver , 9ct Gold

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