Exhibition
11/06/2010
My work can be seen at the School of Jewellery in Birmingham as part of the Graduate Show.
Public View Times:
12th June 1 – 4 pm
14 – 19th June 10 am – 4 pm
I will be at the exhibition on Monday 14th June 11 am – 4 pm, if you wish to meet me and discuss my work.
All pieces in the exhibition are for sale.
Me with the Urban Locket
Fine Jewellery
09/06/2010
The pendant was made using 18K white and yellow gold, with gallery work, a pave setting and Pearls. It can be worn in two ways. The pendant can also be made into a brooch. It was inspired by the Art Nouveau movement.
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The Urban Locket
05/06/2010
A locket usually contains photographs of people and holds many memories. For my locket I wanted to steer away from the norm and base it on happy memories I had clubbing with friends in Digbeth, Birmingham. Each part of the locket has been inspired from photographs taken by myself around Digbeth. The images taken were of street art and architecture found in the area. I hope the locket also brings back happy memories to those who’ve spent many a night clubbing in Digbeth!
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The ‘Dreamer’
15/05/2010
For this piece I wanted to work with a cabochon moonstone that I had bought in India. This stone is supposed to be a “lovers’ stone”, evoking feelings and protecting the true joys of love. So like the Taj Mahal; which was constructed by a Mughal emperor for his beloved wife, I decided to design and create an architectural piece for my “lovers’ stone”.
The moonstone is recognised by its enchanting play of light and has a mysterious shimmer which makes it look different when the stone is moved. To maximise this effect in my ring, I wanted to create an open structure to enable the light to enter and hit the surfaces of the stone. A bird’s eye view of the ring represents an open lotus flower.
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- Ring – sterling silver, Moonstone
The ring was entered for the Marcia Lanyon Innovative Design Awards 2010.
“If there is one place on the face of the earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India”…Life of Ramakrishna, Romain Rolland, 1929
The Hand of Darwin
16/01/2010
My medal was designed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s controversial book ‘On the Origin of Species’. Most religions including Christianity state that earth and its inhabitants were created by God. In his book, Darwin stated “from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and wonderful have been, and are being, evolved”. Despite 150 years of evidence supporting this theory, and being accepted by scientists, many people today still remain sceptical. In 2009 The Church of England and The Vatican finally acknowledged Darwin’s theory saying “the idea of evolution has a place in Christian theology”. ‘The Hand of God’ is pointing to the other side of the medal, which is shaped like a crucifix with this quote from Darwin’s book. My medal celebrates this union of science and religion.
The medal was cast in bronze and then patinated.
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- Front of Medal
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- Back of Medal
The medal was entered for the BAMS Student Medal Project and exhibited at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, April-May 2010.
Jewellery Workshop in London
13/11/2009
This week I went down to London to carry out a one day jewellery workshop for the Textile department at West Hatch High School in Chigwell. I worked with a group of Year 9 students on an organised activity to help them practise skills including, team-building, organisation and problem solving. The students were shown examples of textile jewellery, and then designed their own pieces. The pieces had to be made from materials in the department. The students’ work can be seen on the project work page.
The 18K Gold Project
07/10/2009
Currently I am designing a pendant made from 18 carat white and yellow gold with a pave diamond setting. My inspiration came from the Art Nouveau movement. This piece will be exhibited at the Graduate Show in June 2010 at the School of Jewellery.
New Publicity
16/08/2009
I recently got my jewellery story published on another jewellery artist’s website.
You can read my story at this link…
Deepam
25/05/2009
This piece is an ornamental lamp.
The inspiration for this piece came from my recent trip to India. After visiting many temples, I decided to base my design on an Indian oil lamp. In Hinduism, an oil lamp is lit to symbolise hope. Hindus pray that God will bring light into their lives.
The Welsh Love Spoon, carved in wood, has intertwining handles. I wanted to incorporate the intertwining handle into my eastern design.
For the head of the spoon, I wanted to look at different shapes and not have the circular or oval designs regularly seen. For these I got my inspiration from the henna and kolam designs. I chose an abstract version of Ganesh’s (Elephant God) head; I thought this was apt as this piece was meant for a religious purpose.
Instead of using ghee (Indian oil) and a wick, fibre optic lighting could be placed in the head. A lightsource or lamp would need to be used to illuminate these fibres. The head of the piece can also fit a small candle or camphor.
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- Ornament – sterling silver
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- Temple Sculpture
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- Temple
A Single Pebble
04/05/2009
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- Ring – sterling silver
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- Eroded pebble – surface oxidised
I chose to design and make a ring based on natural form. I looked at rocks, boulders, stones and pebbles. As a Chemistry Teacher, I have done many experiments involving the weathering of rocks. I liked the appearance of the patterns formed during the process of chemical and physical weathering, and wanted to reflect this in my design. The pattern looked like miniature craters. The ring could either be highly polished, gold plated or the surface oxidised or patinated. Stones could be set such as blue topaz to represent the sea.
