Today I stayed in bed way too long trying to avoid all the things I have to do today. One of them being preparing for an exhibition at Bare in Morningside Durban. Which is on the 2nd of July. But alas the guilt finally got to me and I woke up. So we will have to see what i come up with. Another thing I have to do is try to find tickets(free) to either The MTN Durban Fashion Week or the Durban July. How hard is it to find tickets!!!!!! I have been trying but I'm starting to question my skills. I used to be able to do this!!!! I've lost my MOJO!!

Half Year Display

I had to put up a half year dispaly. Which part of that sentance gives away the fact that I didn't want to do it? But after looking at it I saw somethings that I could work on, like the earrings (now I see I needed a close up). I like the simlpicity of the shape that is formed through forging. The use of line to make a shape is interesting to me. Now I will see if i can actually do some work instead of talking about it.

I did want the display to be a combination of natural, dangerous, harsh and old in the cactus and wood with the delicate lines of the jewellery. But I don't think I achieved that.

Looking for texture

I found this piece of bark from a tree near my house. I liked the irregularity of the pattern but it reminded me of a fabric(lace). I have always been drawn to fabrics because of the intricacy of the treads which forms something bigger, strong and wearable. The pattern is fluid looking. It has flow, suggesting movement without having any actual movement. I will hopefully be able to add colour and use it with the wire rings.

Wax

I wanted a more fluid feel to the flower so I decided to deconstruct it and build what I wanted from the pieces. I ended up with linked pieces that can move and therefore will give a fluid feel on the body. I would like to enamel these links individually then put then together.

Exploring Colour

I am exploring colour by using enamels. I chose the technique because I had used it before I liked the results. I think I want to work with something I'm already familiar with for now. I used cut out flowers because of the effect that the enamel has on the pattern. It has that blobby feel or looks like flour but has that glossy fashionable look. It might look too blobby and stiff. The colours I used where random and i would like to choose them more carefully.

Photo Story

This is a photo story of the rings in my previous blog entry. Just some pictures to explain the process.

Forging on

The way things look may not be the way they are. I have felt that there are many pitfall to being a young, black South African woman. One is that there are many people waiting to decide who are what you are before you can. I am previously disadvantaged, submissive, can not possibly be accomplished. The impending series of rings is an expression of the frustration I feel about feeling that others have decided who i am or should be, so i don't make decisions about the rings until I'm making them. They still have the quality of not making sense until worn. I am intrigued by this quality.