Starting to think about my final piece...

So for my course qualification I have to create a final piece, this should combine different techniques and should be more than one really. I have been thinking a lot about this and doodling a lot. I really like the wire-work but in  practice I'm not sure how I could make this work as a piece and look good yet. I experimented with a few different shapes and then returned to other techniques, combining them again. I made this piece to match a bracelet I made previously but combined it with ribbon this time (was using cord before):

I then made a few more pieces. Some combine beads with ribbon and jump rings:

I used chain, beads, eyepin links and wrapped headpins to make this one, along with some leaf charms from a broken necklace:

A colour variation on the "driftwood" style:

First time I have combines tiger tail with chain, think it came out quite well:

A little free time...

So I have has a little free time today, kind of unexpected as I was intending to do lots of marking but realised that I had left most of it at work. All ready for tomorrow so decided to make some jewellery instead. I bought some necklaces of the market yesterday, didn't like the combinations but liked the variety of beads so didn't feel bad about destroying them :)

It seems the more I am doing this the more I am working with pink - which is weird considering I don't even really like pink!!

I decided to start with using some cord as I was really pleased with one necklace I made which incorporated both chain and cord. I had some similar discs from the dismantled necklaces but this time they were gold so went for a more vibrant cord this time, paired with pink and blue beads.

So this was the first piece and I have to say was really pleased with it. I think the colours go very well together, kind of has an antique feel to it with the tarnished gold.

I then used beads from the same necklace along with some gold tiger tail making a 2 strand necklace. I am still unsure of this style even though I think it came out well. Probably because it only uses one technique and I seem to like the effect of combing them, cord with chain, eyepin links on their own and with chain, ribbon with beads....

Looking back over pieces I made before starting the course its nice to recognise my own development. I'm glad I was able to discover these other techniques as it really has developed my own designs.

Dark Magic

I decided to use more than just beads in this piece, using some tibetan silver discs, I called it dark magic as it had a mysterious feel to it which I loved. This is only short and probably more of a collar necklace than a dangle length.

Koh Tao - two wire necklace

For this piece I wanted to use two contrasting colours as I was interested to see how they would actually work. I decided to use the orange colour as a subtle colour as I felt it could overpower the whole piece. I actually had in mind a picture I had taken on a scuba diving trip to Koh Tao. In the picture its a deep blue background with 2 yellow butterfly fish about to meet over the brow of a large undersea rock. Although they were yellow, for some reason in my mind I had them as a vibrant orange. Here is the result:

I also made the bracelt to match the necklace this time, I felt very proud of this piece :)

Ivy - Two wire necklace

When designing this piece I was thinking of natural, calm greens. I wanted to make something that looked random and envisioned the greens melding into one another, without standing out from each other. I had ivy in mind all the time I was making this necklace.