Saturday 11th April 2015 - The Letter J. I'm back to being nice and starting with the English word.
J is for Jewellery, which is Smycken in Swedish
I don't normally post that much about the jewellery-making process on this blog. Which is silly. I really should.
One way of working is to start out by looking at materials, whatever you have: glass beads, stones, metal findings, charms, connectors and wire. It doesn't look like jewellery yet. You try to combine components together and see what works.
I often begin with the small parts and decide which shapes and colours match or compliment each other.
It's a lot like choosing and mixing colours from a paint-box. Some jewellery-designers actually draw and paint their designs first. I could do that too. The next time I make a post about jewellery designs, I'll show sketches too.
One way of working is to start out by looking at materials, whatever you have: glass beads, stones, metal findings, charms, connectors and wire. It doesn't look like jewellery yet. You try to combine components together and see what works.
I often begin with the small parts and decide which shapes and colours match or compliment each other.
It's a lot like choosing and mixing colours from a paint-box. Some jewellery-designers actually draw and paint their designs first. I could do that too. The next time I make a post about jewellery designs, I'll show sketches too.
Best wishes,
Anna
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