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.
After deciding on the initial sketch (left) and wire drawing (right) I started to construct my final brooch. I decided to use the same structure and rough measurements for my brooch but I used my pliers more deliberately to make the bends in the wire more defined. I began making the brooch […]
After completing the continuous line drawings, I translated these into small sculptural wire drawings. For some of my wire drawings, I only sculpted part of my original sketches because they worked better when they were split up into parts. The top left […]
Working with different thicknesses of copper and brass wire. Experimented with wire twisting and annealing to make the metal more malleable. Annealing Cut lengths of wire and wrap them in coils using iron binding wire. Light the torch and add the right amount of oxygen until you get a blue flame with orange tips. Heat the […]
Experimenting with different materials to depict an urban landscape in the form of continuous line drawings. I think my left handed drawings (right) were more successful than the ones done with my dominant hand (left) as the lines are far less harsh and geometric and I think that style works better with the free flowing […]
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