Textiles

At the moment I am finding my eye often drawn to textile texture. I am not so sure why, or whether it will end up translating in my jewellery, but for now the softness and gracefull fall of material seems appealing in contrast to metal.

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Some inspiration…

On a quest to find something to spark the inspiration I need to get going this year I found some little pleasures =) Thanks to this lovely site. …It seems I’m not the only one with lace and ribbon on my mind.

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Enamel earrings

Here’s some result from my efforts at enamelling; a few pairs of earrings. At a showday I had recently it was these earrings that received the most attention of all my jewellery but interestingly, every person that ordered them wanted them in silver…I’m not too sure what to think of that?

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Enamel motifs

A while back I wanted to try out using enamel to encorperate colour in my jewellery but didnt take the idea much further. Well now I am finally doing it and really enjoying the result. I think it has a very effective soft, lace-like look that works well with the wallpaper motifs I use. Here’s [...]

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Red Eye

Well, what an enjoyable evening! The Red Eye event in Durban was a great night of art, dance, music, fashion and performance. Congratulations to everyone involved, and to the models who did such a great job displaying our jewellery. Im looking forward to the next one!

Here are some shots of my piece on the night…

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Red Eye Ruffles

I’ve finished my RedEye piece and have to say that I’m quite excited to see how it’s going to look on the night. I think the layers of material, lace and metal are rather effective.

I used the wire pattern I experimented with for my platenum piece earlier as a trimming at the top. This was made by bending the wire around nails that I had hammered into a wooden block.

I decided to make an earring to be worn on the opposite side, this I made with enamelled silver…

Watch this space for photos of the piece at the event…see you there!

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Lace Ruffles

I am hoping to take part in the next Red Eye event happening in Durban in September. I will be making a bold ramp piece of jewellery which I am intending to make with layers of metal, lace and paper.

The ideas I have come up with take reference from the flamboyant lace ruffs, collars and cuffs that were part of the court costumes in the 17th Century. Needlepoint lace was worn as a display of luxury and elegance by both men and women to demonstrate their high class and wealth.

References:

http://www.marlamallett.com/l-needle.htm

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of clothing through world history, Volume 2, by Jill Condra

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Heather Smith Jones

I cant think of a better way to start a morning of creativity than by finding something inspiring, and today is my lucky day! I am delighted to share with you my new find, the work of Heather Smith Jones…. Heather Smith Jones is a paper artist. She uses loads of wonderful techniques but it [...]

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Not just a cup of tea! ……

Sitting in my kitchen this morning I was in a daze of thought as my eyes brushed over my tea cup that was on the table. Almost subconsciously they focused on a reflection in the tea of the lacey curtain that shades the window above, and then the different reflections of light bouncing off the [...]

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