Over the applied arts week I have explored observing objects and creating new beings from source materials and other objects. For example on monday I created drawings of both organic and man made objects, I then overlapped these and asked my partner to observe my drawings and find shapes and positioning that they liked. From this information I then began to design and draw jewellery from these shapes. I have also made my own creations in ceramics last friday, out of terracota clay and heavily grogged terracota clay. The latter of these is used for sculptor. It has a more gravely, sandy texture as it has smashed clay pieces in it. This combination makes it a lot stronger than plain terracota clay. Last thursday I did metalwork with Mark, I was a bit nervous about attempting silversmithing as I had never done anything like it before. However the day was very enjoyable and a good experience, in which I learnt many skills and techniques. I also did some research into a current silversmither, Kayo Saito, along with some small sketches I created, of which can be found in my journal. We were asked to use the techniques we were showed as well as the work of Junko Mori, who we were told to base our work on, to create a piece of work on a wooden cube. This could be anything, from completely covering the cube or just using it as a base to work from. The applied arts week has been a daunting but surprisingly enjoyable week of which I have had a great experience. Above is some of the work I created this week.
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