Embodied Thought: Idea for a final piece

06 December 2019 I have been slow at looking at potential applications and precedents for my experiments so far, but my current state of mind willed an idea based on the concept of wedding bands as 'cuffs' forcefully bonding two people in an agreement, and the effect of age, wear, time and experience on this… Continue reading Embodied Thought: Idea for a final piece

Tutorial with Isabel

03 December 2019 Discussion on MA Progression pathway: Metals and jewellery- a good fit, however need to look at relation of objects with bodyMA M&J: highly conceptual, not necessarily wearable more fine art based: SOAH body links art and designwith respect to avenues outside of course: try the ephermal and commercial in parallel: Gijs Bakker… Continue reading Tutorial with Isabel

ADAS Essay Plan

02 December 2019 Essay Plan: Structure 3 (Key works merged with paradigms as debate paragraphs) Introduction: Olafur Eliasson, Interdisciplinary experiential designer/artistReason - material driven, nature inspired designMy experience – “In Real Life” at TATE Modern – overlap of nature, technology, human experienceMy current exploration of emotional design as opposed to functional design, overall interest in… Continue reading ADAS Essay Plan

Interim Crit

28 November 2019 Kyung Hwa - Precedents: Light through crystals - Stardust crystallized sugar lamp - Won Joon LeeFruit Battery Floor lamp - Jeehee Park - using electrolytes in fruits to conduct electricity for lighting - critique - waste of food Capri battery - Joseph Beuys - powerful statementHistorical references - take inspirationLygia Clark -… Continue reading Interim Crit

Riveting

28 November 2019 After the crit, I learnt how to rivet with 1 mm copper and 1.5 mm brass wires. (Thanks Alkesh!) Basic process: Flatten out metal sheets with a mallet and heavy weights after cutting to shapeDrill out just a little bigger dia holes than the dia of the wire into metal sheet (i… Continue reading Riveting