Paper makes metal makes paper...

Here are some models for my potential object of desire. Although I found it a little frustrating to begin with, I actually quite enjoyed myself in the end!

Day 1

bracelet, techniques:  fly press, solder

whirlwind bracelet, techniques: roller, punch, solder (the text, on this, explains the concept: that words would be punched into the band in the form of a poem or conversation...

...I might have been thinking about this piece when designing it and have since found this - what a great idea!)

fascinator, techniques: piercing, roller, doming, solder *favourite*

earing, techniques: punching, folding, hand threading!

ring, techniques: folding, solder

(detail) with the form taking shape from the multiple folds

sculptural ring, techniques: piercing, folding, solder

made from lots and lots of these!

necklace, techniques: piercing, doming, solder *favourite*

(detail)

brooch, techniques: fly press, solder

(detail) from contours on a map

brooch, techniques: piercing, solder, assemblege

brooch, techniques: guillotene, solder

brooch (flat), techniques: piercing, solder

brooch (+dimension), techniques: piercing, solder, doming

brooch, techniques: roller, solder

light casing, techniques: roller, solder

(detail)

hair pin, techniques: using up the scraps (for zero waste!), hand folding, solder(?)

Day 2

bird shaped epaulette, techniques: fly press, solder

(context - the other shoulder fell off!)

butterfly book mark (with page text?), techniques: piercing, solder, roller

in context

(detail)

handcuff bracelet, techniques: piercing, roller

or as single bracelet, with additional rivet?

necklace, techniques: piercing, roller, solder

earings, technique: roller

brooch, technique: doming, raising(?), crushing

birdie brooch, technique: fly press, solder - I like this actually but think it only works in paper...?

andyousaidthatitdintreallymatter brooch (landscape), techniques: precision piercing(!), solder

andyousaidthatitdidntreallymatter (portrait)

typewriter necklace! techniques: piercing, solder, folding, punchingh

(detail) the idea being that the raised keys type out a word

lantern casting, techniques: fly press, drilling

brooch, techniques: piercing, roller, solder

layered bowl, techniques: drilling, doming, solder

(detail)

ring - using waste! techniques: rolling, solder

(detail)

I have a few *favourites* but we'll see how I feel after tutorial + more process demos tomorrow!!!