Week 4

I had a major break through this week, and I have finally found my muse. I’ll be honest,..as much as I have enjoyed making jewelry in the past, I have always been creatively frustrated (feeling of being quite stifled if you like) with jewelry making because of my once perceived limitations of wire. I wanted to be able to ‘paint’ with wire for want of a better term. I wanted to be able to work more freely,.not restrained with rules, particular techniques or measurements. And I wanted to be able to create mixes and blends of colour and textures. This was the reason I left jewelry making to pursue watercolour painting. Watercolour painting seemed to be the only (preferred)medium that could give me this area of expression and creativity which I always craved and felt was missing when using wire as the medium,……until now.

You’ll recognise that Isaac’s work has a strong influence. For me,..Isaac has pushed the boundaries of my perceived wire limitations,..and when I first viewed his work,.I was very excited to realise that the creative expression I craved and missed when working with wire,.can indeed be fullfilled, and jewelry making is once again an exciting prospect for me.

This is my first attempt at this more free expression style of work and although it was a bit of a struggle at times through the process,..I enjoyed working this way immensely, and I’m very pleased with the result. I’m very excited as you can tell and cannot wait to do another one.

It is made using copper and brass practice wire.

Remy