I have to admit making jewellery is a new adventure for me and
Places and Pieces is just the push I needed to try out this addictive form of making.
This post is a tutorial about using observation of design in landscape to create a body of work. It is aimed at year 11 students and is to be delivered as a hand out to complement class discussion.
In future posts I will provide tutorials on making paper jewllery using two techniques!
Selecting line, colour, tone, texture, shape, sound and form to create new jewellery that reflects place in a geographic, cultural and personal sense.
This is a native ground cover I discovered one day on my regular walk. I have been walking along this industrial path next to a factory and train line for nearly a year and never spotted this brave hardy plant before. It was a joy to discover in an area so dominated by industrial activity.
I was taken by the sweet, round petite shape of the leaves, the bending, yet reaching form of the braches and the mono, flat and blending tones of the bush. Picking a stork I popped it in some water and took some sketches. My drawing is dominated by line and shape.
As I worked drawing I reflected upon another artist’s work that I recently viewed, by
David Neale. As I drew I thought about ways I could replicate these elements in 3D
I thought about using:
- small stones
- clay
- paper
- fabric and leather
I thought about these materials because they are familiar to me and I have a great deal of confidence and pleasure in using them.
The resulting works from my drawing and playing I will post in the coming days.
