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The Justified Sinner's Blog – September 2010 Archive (10)
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Further Update: to ensure that there is no reflection on either the Exhibition concerned or on Crafthaus, I have removed my original text at the request of the Curator of the exhibition.…
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 30, 2010 at 2:30pm — 5 Comments
Curate's Egg
Strange day today: some things good, some bad, "good, in parts"!
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Bad: my microwelder (hydro-flame) broke down; someone stole my tube-cutter; one of the students has hacked a coil of wire into multiple lengths as they were too lazy to look for the end.
Good: I finished a bangle -
Made from iron nail, silver,…
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 29, 2010 at 2:45pm — 2 Comments
Long Weekend
Just back from a long and relaxing weekend in Brighton with a brief sojourn to London, primarily to see the David Watkins exhibition at the V&A.
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The Watkins exhibition was a touch disappointing as there wasn't very much in it, perhaps 20 - 30 pieces, all jewellery but the Silver Gallery and the jewellery collection at the V&A never fails to please.
Some photographs from this visit:…
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 28, 2010 at 3:34pm — 4 Comments
Completed - Trouble With Lichen
Finally finished my ring, "Trouble With Lichen", made from the corroded push-rods of a Ford Fairlane, found in a river at Campo Ligure, Italy. It is not a typical piece. I think that this is because I did almost no preparatory drawings for it and it came almost directly from the form of the material and the stones chosen for it.
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The cups are set with tsavorite and…
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 22, 2010 at 12:35pm — 2 Comments
Trouble With Lichen - Construction Finished
Definitely the oddest thing I've ever made!
Now to polish, set and patinate it:
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 18, 2010 at 1:13pm — No Comments
Further Trouble With Lichen
This is shaping up to be one of the oddest pieces I've ever made!
The roster of stones is now: brown diamond, tsavorite, demantoid, spessarite, peridot, nephrite, tourmaline and andalusite.
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 17, 2010 at 12:52pm — No Comments
Trouble With Lichen...
A while back, a friend of mine in Italy found an old car engine in a river. It had been there some time and was very corroded:
He sent me these bits from it:
And today, I finally started work on a piece using…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 16, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
Hymn To Amun-Ra
Finally completed a piece I've had sitting about for a couple of months, the collar "Hymn To Amun-Ra":
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Made from the brake pad of a Cessna aircraft, kevlar/steel composite from a bullet-proof vest factory, silver, enamel, blue topaz, lapis-lazuli, magnets and a 3d-printed scarab.
I was very uncomfortable about the "Egyptian" theme…
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 15, 2010 at 4:29pm — 1 Comment
New cufflinks
Completed a trio of cufflinks today. These are a bit of a "bread and butter" line for me and one of the few things I get to make fairly regularly.
The rigid "bean" backs are really easy to get in and out of shirts and don't break. Set with a red zircon, chrome green tourmaline and blue topaz. The nuts and bolt-heads were all found…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 14, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Aha!
I didn't realise that there was a blog facility on here! Instead of commenting on my own comment wall, this makes a lot more sense.
Just completed a collar for an exhibition at Llantarnam Grange in Wales in November:…
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 12, 2010 at 2:07pm — 1 Comment
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