Crowdsourcing

The next part of my project is to crowdsource my design and get feedback from the public...

"Crowdsourcing activates the transformative power of today’s technology, liberating the latent potential within us all. It’s a perfect meritocracy, where age, gender, race, education, and job history no longer matter; the quality of work is all that counts; and every field is open to people of every imaginable background. If you can perform the service, design the product, or solve the problem, you’ve got the job." -Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing.... Jeff Howe's Blog on Crowdsourcing

words out of wire...soon to be the chain for my die form pendant

memories of us..

Practicing Die Forming

This is a die-form without a flange, and is also soldered to an identical form to create a solid shape.

After pressing my copper on the hydraulic pres, this was my result, when I cut the form free from the excess metal I left a flange, or outer edge of metal.

Above is a picture of a die, which is a piece of plexi-glass with a shape cut out of it, sandwiched between two pieces of brass plates, with the same shape cut out, then all taped together to be held in place.

New Design

After design review, the idea of an enclosed memory evolved to the above sketches.  Here the actual memories would be made from either silver wire or laser cut from steal, the words, or memories would makeup the chain.  Memories would also be held inside, and could be released by opening the bottom of the form where the chain of words would continue out. 

First of the Ideas

This was my initial idea that I came up with prior to design review.  Here a memory would be written down on a scroll of paper that is kept inside of the die form, which is shaped like a cerebellum.  There would be a hinge at the top and it would open much like clam shell.

To Contain Project: Memory

As I was given the task to design some sort of container, I began to think of all the things that are contained, and I came across the idea of memory.  Memory is stored in the brain, specifically the cerebellum, located in the back of the head near the top of the neck, just above the brain stem.

First Commissioned Work

A friend of my mom knew I was a Metals and Jewelry student and had these 8 beautiful stones from her mothers bracelet that she wanted into individual pendants, each one personalized with the initial of a different woman in her family.  The stone is bezel set in silver.