week 6 / 7 blog

                                                 Fran Allison

1,  Joker brooch,  $580,  oxidised silver, miniature card, bottle caps

2,  Club brooch,  $580,  oxidised silver, miniature card
3,  Diamond brooch,  $580,  oxidised silver, miniature card, found jewellery

The first brooch that Fran Allison have made is a Joker brooch made with oxidised sliver , miniature card and bottle caps. And her second brooch is a Club brooch made with oxidised silver and miniature as well her third brooch is a Diamond brooch made with oxidised silver , miniature card and found jewellery. What I like her work how she made her brooch with playing cards and metal and bottle caps is really interesting to look at. I really like how she use the bottle cap and turn it to a little flower and cut out a metal make the red bottle cap to stand out more. The other thing I like about her Joker brooch is how she also have that flower on the outside of her brooch it's a clever idea to make it look like a flower brooch. But I don't know what the idea to her work on the second one maybe just a random idea to cut out and paste it onto the play card but it's in interesting looking brooch as well. Her third brooch the Diamond brooch is amazing I like that jewellery that she have found and use as her brooch. 

                                                 
                                                       Sharon Fitness

Jiggle Wiggle Wobble Bounce

Sharon Fitness
8th September – 3rd October 2009
Inform Contemporary Jewellery, Christchurch


Sharon Fitness “My practice evolves around play, fun and random happenings. I work with silicone because it offers the flexibility, changeability and tactility I need to produce playful wobbly wearable beings. These brooches have a life of their own, often prompting the wearer to jiggle wiggle wobble and bounce along with them. They attract smiles and encourage interaction with others”.

Sharon Fitness brooch is called Jiggle Wiggle Wobble Bounce it looks like she made it with rubber or plastic not quite sure. But I like how she made a brooch that's actually playful and fun to wear with when you jumping up and down it bounces or if you running or power walking. Her brooch reminds me of the Poppy flower and how it's sitting on the grass makes it more like a flower so interesting brooch. 

Blog task Week 5

Mark Vaarwerk 



 The plastic bags are either hand spun with a drop spindle to make necklaces, or fused with heat to make rings or brooches. In the case of plastic bottles (generally polyethylene bottles - for example milk and shampoo bottles, tomato sauce bottles, some yoghurt containers, etc) I have fused to make rings, brooches and bracelets. To make a ring i would cut the bottle into strips the width I would like the ring to be and then wind it firmly around a metal rod the same diameter I would like the inside of the ring to be. Aluminum foil is then wrapped around it to hold the layers in place and it is gently heated through in a kiln. once it cools again the aluminum foil is removed, the plastic is tapped off the rod and trimmed into shape and finally the surface is sanded and polished to make it shiny.



We think this is so very true - A big part of the supercycling ethos is one of re-self-empowerment (sorry that is such a clumsy made up word - but it does the job) The notion of having someone else deal with our mess/rubbish/waste has become so natural to us that we think that it is someone else's problem to solve. But it's our own, and we only really need to do a little to help the situation - being mindful of our own waste and what we are doing with it is actually easy - there is no rule against taking these matters into our own hands, though not all of us will do it so eloquently and with such wit as Mark does.

homework part 2, 2010

some of the additional new work presented at gaffa gallery, sydney

bracelet green 94mm
materials: expanded polystyrene food box, colouring 
pencil


brooch pink 64mm
materials: expanded polystyrene food box, acrylic car
light covers, printer ink, stainless steel, sterling
silver

brooch beige 49mm

materials: expanded polystyrene food box, cellulose 
acetate tortiseshell rayban wayfarer frames,
stainless steel, sterling silver

brooch beige 49mm

materials: expanded polystyrene food box, cellulose acetate tortiseshell rayban wayfarer frames,stainless steel, sterling silver

pendant yellow 54mm
materials: expanded polystyrene food box, acrylic car
head-light cover, printer ink

Blog task week 4

                                               New Zealand jeweller 
                                 RUTH BAIRD 

                                                                       Beech

NECKLACES, PENDANTS, BROOCHES, AND EARRINGS BASED ON THE NZ RED LEAF

Pendants: 35mm long x 23mm wide.
Earrings: 30mm long x 20mm wide.

Necklaces, pendants, brooches, and earrings are based on the native 
New Zealand tree, which grows in the south of the South Island.This evergreen tree sheds a few leaves from time to time, and whenI'm tramping I can be walking over paths carpeted in these leaves.
coloured, textured and riveted onto a sterling silver backing.
They are available in three basic colours: deep blue,
paler blue-gold, and pinky-gold.
I gather on a beach in the very south of the South Island. Around
the back is a silver crochet band .
Pendants are hung on 30in sterling silver chain.
Earring earwires are sterling silver.

The coloured metal is titanium or niobium, which is shaped,

Necklaces use beech leaf shapes and are combined with pebbles.

MARK VAARWERK

                                     
                                                      MARK VAARWERK 

Rings (shampoo series)
materials: plastic shampoo and
conditioner bottles, sterling silver.

Mark Vaarwerk questions the notions of value and Discuss preciousness in jewellery, which is traditionally associated with expensive and rare materials. The ongoing concern in his practice is the transformation of everyday throwaway plastics, such as plastic bags, plastic bottles, Styrofoam or expanded polystyrene, into materials for jewellery making. It can be difficult to guess the origin of his materials simply by looking at the works. They incorporate plastic from diverse sources such as pens, vacuum cleaner casing, white-out correction fluid, cigarette filters, remote control casings and car light covers. 


Mark Vaarwerk I really like the way he makes his jewellery's with recycle objects like plastics, such as plastic bags, plastic bottles pens, vacuum cleaner casing, white-out correction fluid, cigarette filters, remote control casings and car light. It's so interesting seeing a jewellery made from recycle plastics it's really creative and also a clever idea making your own jewellery's with plastic than using other things like gold/metal. I't was good to see some of the people helping him to give the recycle plastics and asking him what he needs from his next jewellery that he needs with his design. What I was a bit surprise when he use one of the cigarettes filters to make a plastic jewellery brooch it's amazing that he use trash from the streets and turn them into a amazing jewellery.

This brooch is called Wella Whirl, and as the name suggests is made from the Wella Balsam plastic shampoo bottle. Once you know this it is possible to recall the bottle as you have seen it on the supermarket or pharmacy shelf, the colours the only evidence of it's former life - but just how Mark got it to look this swirly way is a beautiful mystery.

Blog task week 3

Egyptian jewellery         

Egyptian Jewelry Collection by Egypt7000
The ‘Key of Life’ sign or Ankh, as it was referred to by the Ancient Egyptians, was a symbol of eternal life. This was often passed down from the gods to the King

The Key of Life with 2 Winged size is approximately 1" x1"

18K Gold Key of Life with Two Winged, Egyptian Gold Jewelry - Egypt 7000

The materials they use to make this beautiful Jewellery two Winged, Egyptian is Gold.
What I can see with this Egyptian is Gold is a key and two wings. My opinion about this Egyptian Gold is a key to heaven or a key with angels wings to make you feel protected and safe from evil spirits from hurting you also curse you. The symbols I see is A key with two wings. 


                                                 

                                                  SAMOAN JEWELLERY  

Earrings: Tau Taliga..These are made from coconut shell, green coconut shell, paua and oyster shells, bone or boars' teeth. They come in many different shapes such as breadfruit leaves, hooks, turtles, teardrops, or hibiscus. They can be further embellished with decoration. For this paint can be used, or sennit which is the thread made from the coconut fibre.

Bracelets/Bangles: Tau Lima .. These are made from the shell of a coconut, ususally mature coconuts which give them a dark colour. They come in all different shapes and sizes with various designs and patterns. They can be decorated with green coconut shell or tapa.

Necklaces: UlaThere are numerous kinds of necklaces made from bone, dried black plant seeds (used like beads) and green coconut from which pendants can be carved. Their shapes range from axes, geckos, Samoan fales (houses), coconuts or wild boar teeth. Ula Nifo (a necklace made from bone) is usually worn by the taupo (chief's daughter) during dance festivals and 

JEWELLERY

                                                                     WEEK 2

SAMOAN ULA NIFO

'Ula (necklaces) were made from a variety of natural products that included fresh leaves, scented flowers, fruit, seeds, shells and whales' teeth. Most are still commonly used today. Threaded together in various combinations, 'ula are worn for festive occasions and give as gifts to arriving or departing guests.

The whale-tooth necklace is the most valued of Samoan necklaces and is traditionally worn only by chiefs and their offspring. Anciently, the 'ula lei (ula nifo) were a symbol of status and wealth. Made from the teeth of the sperm whale, they were split and ground down into curved and pointed pendants. From there, they were smoothed and polished, threaded onto a cord and worn around the neck.

These replicas, originally made from whales' teeth, are now made from bone pieces, white plastic and threaded onto a nylon line. A modern adaption includes dark soap seeds in between the the long bone pieces.

Necklace is approximately 18". 

Bone pieces vary in length ranging from 2 1/2" to 3".

Jewellery

WEEK 2

                                                               
                                                     Ancient Egyptian Jewellery


I found this Ancient Egyptian Jewellery from http://www.myjewelrybox.com/articles/jewelrythroughtime/ found it from searching Egyptian Jewellery on google images.The first signs of jewelry date back to Africa over 75,000 years ago. Jewelry has been used for power, protection, worship, status, and beauty, and continues to carry its very particular meanings throughout various cultures. Jewellery is more than just a decorative fashion item; it has held a distinctive and valuable place in the evolution of cultures and societies throughout human history, providing insight into the political, sociological and psychological elements of the times. Pretty impressive, right? Just say that to the next person who tries to criticize you for wearing too much jewellery. 





Early Traces Of Jewelry

When the Cro-Magnons migrated from the Middle East and settled into Europe, they made necklaces and bracelets out of bones, teeth and stone, which hung from animal sinew. As decorative trophies from a triumphant hunt, primitive jewelry was worn to recount stories: a means of communication. Carved bone was also worn at this time, however this was purely for practical use, in order to hold clothing together. 

The Ancient Egyptians were the first to establish jewelry-making as a profession. Egypt was a class-based society and Egyptians were divided according to wealth and profession. Jewelry makers were considered middle class and were highly regarded for their skills, though they worked long hours and lived mainly in poor communities. 

Jewelry symbolized power and religious dominance and was believed to have magical properties, which protected Egyptian men and women from evil spirits, especially in the afterlife. When an Egyptian died, they would be buried with all their earthly possessions.

All social classes would wear amulets for protection, though the lower classes would wear ones made of cheap materials like clay.

Gold was the favorite metal of the pharaohs as it was considered the skin of the gods. The color of jewelry was also very significant. For instance, green jewelry meant new growth for crops and fertility. Notably, Cleopatra’s favorite gem was the emerald.