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
