Setting Silicone Ring Test No.1

method resulted in silicone being tooo thick :<

Commission Work: silicone rings and brooches

Hand

Materials: Dental Alginate mold and Hydrocal 105 plaster cast.

"It has been possible to show that we do not recognize our own hand in a photograph, and that many subjects are even uncertain about identifying their own handwriting among others, and yet that everyone recognizes his own silhouette or his own walk when it is filmed. Thus we do not recognize the appearance of what we have often seen, and on the other hand we immediately recognize the visual representation of what is invisible to us in our own body." pp172-173
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. Phenomenology of perception. London: Routledge, 2002.

Client: tribal magnet bracelet and sterling silver bracelet

Alterations:

 -making magnets workable, applying nickle/brass rivets and setting garnets into leather front applique

 -.8mm thick, sterling silver bands, extent plated, silver bracelet with silver 1mm hand forged rivets

Light Experimentation

Materials: Silicone, pigment (liquid and powder) and steel sheeting.

Double, steel sheet patterns are revealed through light. The path of the pigment reflects the obstacles of light. 

Light

Metal: sterling silver ring, ring stem and stone frame and fine silver stone backing.

Other Material: unknown stone

Ring size: L ½ (Aus) 51.9mm

Weight approx: 10g

Height: 45mm

Width: 4.5mm

Length: 22mm

Translucent stone; harnessing transgressing light. Martian, feather impressed landscape on stone backing. Melted ring from impact of circular structure; allowing light to pass.

Special thanks to my mum for hand modelling J

Prawn Tails

Prawn tails, resin and cotton string.