this left me thinking....

So I am still happy with one of my smallest drilled pieces. I just ordered a 3 by 3 inch 30 gauge 18k gold sheet to make another smaller drilled piece. I also ordered some ostrich eggs, which should arrive sometime late next week that I will be drilling, and creating jewelry objects from.

This Friday is open studios I will do another performance piece, wearing my object around and see what reactions I get as well as how the objects transform. Once the objects have transformed I want to sew it back together with gold thread.

This week I am trying to categorize my work. I feel there are some objects which are performance based... made large and they should be played out over the next month.

Then there are smaller objects made from metal and other materials. These objects are precious, people want to preserve them however due to the material they will eventually transform.

I am still interested in finding another process that can be used to destroy/transform the objects.

small scale

other materials same process

Object 1 after

object 1 before

left me thinking...

This week I am thinking about how I will connect these objects to the body. It is really important that I do not disrupt the object by placing a pin stem on it. I am trying to figure out a toggle like system with a hook at it's end to hang these object on. The hook would be the only part of the toggle system that would shown the rest would be on the inside of your shirt.

For writings i will be doing a process-based essay, explaining my devotion (not obsessive behavior) needed in order to make these objects.

I have drilled out 4 new sheets already and am looking at creating four new forms. I am trying to see if I can connect two forms together and make it look like it came from one.

I am also thinking about other reductive processes which could help make a wider aesthetic range for my objects.

object 2