Fiona and I have had friends from Jakarta staying with us for the last couple of days. After seeing the studio where I assemble jewellery after dinner last night our 7 year old visitor (Miss V) said she would like to make some leaf jewellery.
So mid morning Fiona, Miss V and I went to the audio-garage to work on some leaf-forms made from thin brass.
Following are photos of the collaborative-instruction process.
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Hammering the fold in the metal |
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Hammering the fold in the metal |
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Artists at work |
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Hammering the edges of the leaf-form |
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Opening the leaf forms |
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Demonstrating setting the leaf-forms on the small anvil |
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Setting the leaf-forms on the small anvil |
And the finished pieces which I had ground and polished. Miss V designed the embellishments for the pieces; and decided who would get which piece. The pendant with the purple crystals was for her mum; the smaller pendant with the purple, pink and blue crystals was for her; and the plain earrings would be a gift for a family member back home in Jakarta.
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| ©2014 Fiona Dempster - Two pendants and a pair of earrings |
This was the first time Miss V had worked with metal working tools and the first time she had contributed to the creation of metal pieces. Pretty good outcome I think.
What a lovely post! No doubt this will be an experience that Miss V will always cherish. Bonus-Her leaves turned out perfectly!
ReplyDeleteOh, lovely, B! What a great experience for Miss V! You must have had so much fun...
ReplyDeleteHi there AA & C - it is always a joy to introduce young folk to ar - not sure if Miss V will carry it on in the future - however not was a good experience and she has some joyful pieces to remember the time by. Go well. B
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