Monday, September 2, 2013

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












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