Tuesday 12 June 2012

Done and done!!!

It's official.... my final university project is handed in and the degree show is up!!
And it's looking fantastic I must say!!

Here are some photos I took during the last few weeks of making...




Four silver pieces,
I love the finish and colours but I needed to clean them up really.



Experimenting with some portfolio ideas...


Using my metal plates to make some prints!
This was one of my sample pieces.


I haven't used this finish for my final piece, but I achieved it by trying to trap the oxides after annealing the metal. I covered it in melted beeswax, but may have accidently set fire to it and the pot of wax!! All good though, it turned out ok...in fact I did a pretty good job because it took quite abit of time to remove it all.


After I made all the wirework, I came up with some other pieces I wanted to make. Some really simple designs, but really cute! Will be visiting the workshop asap!


All my silver stands made!!! Love this photo, they look really effective all lined up.


Work in progress...testing out the stands, making sure each vessel fits. 


Our little party on the 'terrace' outside the workshop.
We all bought abit of food to celebrate our last week of making. I definitely ate too much!



Setting up my desk at H.E for the final time, ready for assessment.

Tuesday 5 June 2012

Home-made photography studio...

Over the Bank Holiday weekend I spent quite abit of time setting up a mini photography studio, with the help of Miss April Roe! I had alot of fun & learnt alot!  



We took so many photos I lost count, playing with lighting, angles, compositions, the list continues! Spending hours getting the right photo took alot out of us, chocolate & haribo were definitely our energy source during the weekend!


Family of 3.


The hardest to photograph were the rings, because the silver was so reflective. Spent quite abit of time trying to get this right!

Here are some of the results....



Last days of making and using the workshop!


My little workbench, where I have spent ALOT of my life!



All my mini stands...made! I am really pleased how they have turned out.



Sanding, again!



 Detail of my large silver ring. Still abit of cleaning to do.