Welded steel necklace

Developing material from waste

This is an experiment I made using old newspaper.  I liquidized to a pulp using warn water and then added pieces of recycled coloured paper card and plastic bags, then squeezed the water out in a mould and put in the oven to dry it out.


Samples of materials : 1. Carpet underlay, made from recycled fabrics and fibres.
2. My own test, made from recycled newspaper and card.
3. My own test made from recycled plastic bag and then heated

More experiments using recycled plastic bags, bonded together by ironing and then heated with a blow torch.

Inside outside - Inspired by Nottingham

 Nottingham Incinerator

Matching materials

Initially inspired but the complex decorated architecture of Bali.  I developed this method of trying to create intricate surface decoration with minimal effort.

 

Brooches by Julia Walter seen at the Collect contemporary craft fair at the Saatchi.

 

WOOD PROJECT : Collaging wooden landscapes

These are a few images from a previous projects where I looked at wood grains as a representation of the earths landscapes.  Taking images from google earth here are some of the most interesting and contrasting landscapes I found.

THE EXPERIMENT- some tried and some failed....

Finding scraps of many types of wood and putting them together...

In this experiment I found long pieces and glued together to combine the various woods.

Here I have used a recipe of wood, glue, sawdust and larger bits of wood. I let it dry, in the hope that when cut into the different grains would be exposed randomly. 

Huge inspiration is 'ham hock and 'cold cuts' coasters by chen chen and kai williams , 2011

Using similar process to them here are some wooden pieces ...

Rough stages of making the neck piece..