sem 1 assessment

new earrings!

These came out of the decal firing yesterday and they are just perfect!










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These ones were made using copper wire:

earrings!

Here are the final ones, finished off with sterling silver posts and butterfly backs! more to come in the next week or two.

display

here is a sneek peek of my playing around quickly with my presentation ideas. This work started out with the aim being to create three sets of differnt knives and forks (and maybe a spoon) and display them on three shelves in a manner representitive of the way cuttlery is left on the plate at the end of a meal (my family/in general). I had a few spare minutes this afternoon so i put my thoughts into practice. its all just play at the moment.








further works will be created with the leftover/broken pieces...not sure what they will be yet.

p.s sorry about the awful lighting in these pics!

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knife, fork and decal

Well here is the batch number 2 of my cutlery. These pieces are currently being fired to 1200 degrees as we speak - their third and hopefully final firing. Its interesting to watch the trends that occur with the casting of these, and trying to use that knowledge to fix issues. Sometimes it is helpful, and sometimes its no good at all. There are still some problems im trying to resolve - i wonder if ill ever get there!

On a better note, ive finally been able to fire my decals onto my earrings, and here are the little lovelies :) i must admit im quite proud. Now i just need to order some sterling silver backs, get glueing and get selling!

Week 9

It is now week 9 of semster one, and our work-in-progress assessment is only a day away...im feeling a bit lackluster that after all this time ive only got the following to show for it all.


(the three on the left have been through their second firing, and are in their third, the knives on the right have only had their first firing, but are sanded and ready to go!)


Im usually the one with the freakishly huge amount of work made at this stage...but unfortunatley the combination of lots of reading and writing as well as hiccups with my work has hindered my making. I know that i dont always NEED a lot of pieces, i just like to have them, you know, just in case.

At least with a break of a few weeks untill the next official assessment is due, ill be able to find some more studio time and pump out some work :)

Well the 'holidays' are now over, and its time to get back to work.

I have four new moulds to test shortly - when they are dry enough, two more knives and two more forks (thanks mum!), and many of the other issues have been sorted out now which is good.



I've fired the few pieces i have remaining from the first lot of moulds, only one fork, one teaspoon, and several knives - so much to show for seven weeks of work :(, there were many breakages... This was their second firing, up to 1120 degrees (im doing seveal firings and sanding the pieces between firings - no glazing) and all went well. I supported the pieces with alumina just in case, although it was a must for the knife, as the blades slumped even at 900 degrees.

In the same firing i also had my new batch of earrings glazing away. They look pretty fab, but im in need of getting more posts for them...may think about decals :)