J3: Project 1: Artist Inspiration

Ulla Ahola

Inspiration for Framework:

Ines Almeida

J3: Project 1: Locket/Container Research

Victorian Mourning Jewelry

-jet

-faceted stones

-several components connected with jump rings

-monochromatic

-dangle component

-silhouettes of several brooches

-combination of jet and braided hair

-Combination of hair/photograph

-simple design

-delicate border set with stones

-Hair mimics scrolls in the frame

-Simple frame set with pearls

-Victorian inspiration

Relic/Reliquary

-tooth

-reliquary does not seem to relate to the relic

-relic becomes part of the reliquary

-mementos of saints housed in oval frames 

-ornate

-reliquary mimics shape of relic

-ornate frame/simple locket

-specific place for relic to be held

-reliquary directly related to relic 

-ornate relic

-simplistic reliquary

-unexpected

Modernized Relic/Reliquary?

-Lady Locks Creations 

-animal parts 

Status/Socio-Economic Signifiers

Containers

Object

-make a mold of nose

-fill with wax

-electroform if possible

-if not, fill with resin

Sketches

Final Sketch