I have designed a kinetic ring comprised of two pieces of tapered sheet metal that resemble will o’ the wisps. One piece will be a wrap ring that will extend upwards to mimic a wisp, while the other will taper at both ends and be soldered to the base of the ring shank and […]

I began working with basic simplified shapes that I thought best resembled the will o’ the wisps and then refined the shape to a single continuous line which I thought best captured the shape and essence of the wisps. I wanted to make the ring feel more like a piece of sculptural jewellery than a […]

      Sketching Myths I began doing some rough sketches of my inspiration for the project, the will o’ the wisps. They are described as small green or blue dancing flames so drawing their indefinable shape gave me the idea for a very organic, flowing ring design. I did a chart of some colours […]

I’ve chosen to design a ring based on the Scottish folklore, in particular, ‘Will O’ the Wisps’. Their  mysterious flame like appearance interests me and I’d love to try and convey their shape as a ring. I was told Scottish folktales growing up by my granny and the story of the ‘Wisps’ always stuck in […]

I love the form of chimney pots and began sketching some of the ones I can see from my flat. Moving forward from these preliminary sketches, I did some line drawings and and added different coloured card to show possible areas of highlight and shade. I liked this concept coupled with the yellow and black […]

Enamel Brooch Design  My designs inspired by Edinburgh’s beautiful chimney pots. Although they are unassuming forms, I think they add to the well known architecture of Edinburgh and give character to the many historic tenement flats around the city. The piece is comprised of five silver sheet cylinders with two holes drilled through either end […]

Sawing and Soldering Sheet Metal Glue cut out design to sheet metal and saw it, making sure to leave a small border around the stencil. Anneal the cut out skyline and clean in the acid bath, scrub with pumice afterwards. Hammer the annealed skyline on a cylindrical stake with a mallet so create a rounded […]

    I began sketching views from my window and buildings I’d seen on walks and started to construct collages based these drawings. I found it difficult to convey my drawings through collage and it’s something I’d like to try more of so I can try and get the hang of it. I tried to […]

 I enjoyed creating the flatlays as I think they’re a great way to work through colour scheme ideas. I also think its interesting to combine different forms in one object collage to see how different shapes can look together.