Exhibition

Last night, the private view of the exhibition, went great! The turn out was really good and everyone’s work looked fantastic!
I’m so pleased with mine, this is my display:And here are some of the photos of my final jewellery pieces:I even went to the exhibition wearing this piece!(Model: Sarah Jenkins and Studio Assistant and Supporting Photographer: Andrew James Rees)

Pylon Jewellery

Although I am now working with rusty metal I wanted to put up some ideas I have developed from my pylon work. I had this idea of using acetate to create one of my little sculptures. I printed one of my photos of the pylons onto the acetate and cut and folded it into shape. This is really nice because the acetate is see through so all the lines overlap just like the intersecting lines of the pylons themselves.This also mean that when you shine light through the acetate it creates some very beautiful shadows.I have now finally decided that I am definitely going to make jewellery for my final exhibited work so here is an illustration of how I could possibly make a neck piece based on pylons.I then made another 3D piece to experiment with how it could be worn.I also made a simple necklace. I like it but I do think it would be more interesting in 3D form or possibly with layers and layers of shapes.

Going Rusty

If you follow my photography blog you may have already seen that I finally forced myself to make a decision on where to go to for Uni.

I’m going to Hereford!
Yes, later this year I will be on the Contemporary Applied Arts course there.

You may have also seen my photos of rust which I am using in my current project.
Here is a development of my earlier pylon fashion illustrations:

Electric Illustrations

If you follow my photography blog you will already know I’ve recently been taking lots of photos of electricity pylons. I have just started my final project for my Foundation Art course for which I have chosen the theme Industrial and Urban Landscapes.

I am interested in looking at the industrial architecture, decay of abandoned buildings and machinery and how the urban aspects combine with nature.

My interest in this subject started with electricity pylons. I have always been fascinated by them. When travelling to see family I look out of the car window watching the pylons “walk” across the land, their wires a network connecting each place to the next.

Today I was really pleased with these collage fashion illustrations I did using cut up pieces of one of my photographs of a pylon. A big inspiration for these was Serdar Bozok’s beautiful collection “Power Pylon“.