Final Design!

I found that the best way to play about and find the best final design was to use my components already made but place them on paper and capture them in various ways.

This was my first final design.

Still very rough and not put together yet but the design has lots of potential as a final piece.

This next placement here, is more finished as all components that are supposed to be soldered together are, my silver is filed and polished, my paper is cut or manipulated and placed waiting to be put together.

These images are close-ups of my paper stacks: one stack consisting of handmade white paper including the cabachon stone setting in-between, another is a mixture of paper varying in colour, quality and weight and the last stack made up of laser cut book pages.

Reasons for choosing this design:

• The sheer size of my piece creates such a strong statement as a necklace.

• It has a beautiful combination of materials: silver, paper and handmade paper. Mix of organic/ natural and man-made. Brushed and polished silver with textured and organic handmade paper.

• Relates to my previous unit work as I've taken inspiration from the same source.

My final piece meets the brief as:

• It includes new techniques that I have learned for this unit and techniques I've developed all year and refined.

• Includes lots of advanced manufacturing techniques: laser cutting, paper manipulation, cutting/piercing and doming, enamelling, stone setting, lost wax casting, wire work and paper making.

• The use of ethical and sustainable materials such as my handmade paper was created by recycling scrap paper collected over past projects, sketchbooks and book pages from my late papas collection. Part recycled silver scrap for the use in lost wax casting process.

• My final piece demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship and is finished to a professional standard.

• Separate components that make up the final design are technically without flaws and are beautifully unique.

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