I chose to use a piece of volcanic rock from Barbados as my special object. The main reasons for using this was the fact that I am partly from the island, the volcanic rock also brought back memories from past visits with my family and had a sense of nostalgia and also the unusual shape and glittering surface was very unique and beautiful to look at. The idea of turning this piece of rock into an accessory threw me but after photocopying it, making repeats of it, making the copies negative and moving the shape around, I finally came to a shape I was satisfied with. With my final shape, I enlarged and minimised it to create different patterns to see what it would look like as various types of accessories.
In the end we had to work on a mannequin to see how it could be shaped and made into an actual accessory and once we were settled with it we could make the end result. Opting for a sculptural back piece of jewellery, I used metal wire to construct a linked chain. Overall accessories week, had to be the most difficult and challenging for me, as I never had a large interest in it but I learnt a lot and hope to take it further to benefit upcoming projects.
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