Duality this, Duality that.....

Research Themes: ( so far) 

Below are themes related to my research currently 

 Nature / Culture Duality Objectives:

·      Examining the evolution of floral motifs throughout the history of jewelry

·      Create a contemporary floral motif which speaks to the juxtaposition of nature and culture

·      Construct a  form language to explore these ideas.

·      Using  the format of jewelry to signify  this binary existence 

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Homage to flora and Flora ( 2 parts)  Objectives:

 flora - refers to the plant life occurring in a particular region, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous

           

·      Relating to places traveled, visited, lived, passed by

·      Defining these moments through the preciousness of jewelry by using forms that capture particular parts of these regions

·      To create a keepsake, a memento, an artifact of something fleeting

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 Flora - refers to a book or other work describing a flora and including aids for the identification of the plants it contains such as botanical keys and line drawings that illustrate the characteristics that distinguish the different plants

·      Defining specific parts of the landscape to allude to the whole

·      Utilizing information gathered ( photos)  to interpret aspects of the  landscape in conjunction with  magnified studies that are more intimate

·      Creating  jewelry and objects that evoke nostalgia, remembrance. A piece of the larger whole

·      Focusing   on an aspect of “examination” 

Sketches/ Material research: 

realting not to specific pieces just yet, but form language  for future use