In August of this year, all 4th years were given the option to participate in PlatAfrica’s annual design and manufacturing competition. There is a separate student category and this year was PlatAfrica’s 10 year anniversary, hence the theme being just that…Anniversary!
PlatAfrica Ring view 1
Stumbled across a fantastic piece of street art on the weekend, along side the M5 highway which runs through a greater area of Cape Town.
Love this piece so much, just had to share!
Would like to credit the artist but not sure who he or she is …
Graffiti - the tea party?
Thought it would be fun to pick my favourite items of jewellery from a couple of jewellers in Flickr. Having just recently started my own account, I was surprised by the amount of jewellers and creatives showing their great work off.
I am getting the ball rolling with my favourite rings from these very talented individuals …
Gonna briefly run through the selection, enjoy these stunningly inspirational rings:
Adrienne Weigmann, check out her Flickr as she has more great work posted.
Sanctuary Ring
Sanctuary Ring
Sanctuary Ring Detail
Through out the last 4 years we are trained to produce industry drawings, with polycolour pencil and also watercolour.
I have a couple that I want to share to give you a taste of what I am able to do beside manufacturing jewellery.
Golf Leaf Earring Drawing detail.
Recently a jewellery blog , Jewels: An Appreciation of the Art, run by Katrina Morris added my work in a post entitled ‘A good thing is happening‘, go have a look and check it out.
On her site she features many unique and completely different jewellers and their work, exhibitions and other interesting features to do with the jewellery, have found there is always something visually enticing to find and knowledge to be gained!
Paying a tiny homage to the French graffiti artist Miss Van, come fine artist, check out her online store, Princesas Market, to browse what’s up for sale, from print, postcards, books and even her new jewellery line!
I stumbled upon this book in CPUT’s library after a friend recommended I try get my hands on it. Anyway found it, went through it in awe so much so its overdue but wanted to share it as its a perfect visual look through fora and flora design within recent jewellery history.
The jeweled garden
The Jeweled Garden‘ published by Thames & Hudson, is must see for any lover of fine jewellery, visually its stunning and spans jewellery history from Victorians all the way through to present design.
Rene Lalique Comb
Van Cleef and Arpels
Boucheron
When I think about my support system, my family, those ones that watch over you, checking you are on the right road and all…all this these special people. They are the ones that remind me of all the immense abundance in the world.
This piece started out of that feeling, that feeling of one’s families love, support and guidance. I loved being able to ‘capture’ the gold leaf, suspended in a resin world. Gold leaf being rather delicate and fragile, is now held securely the clear solid hold of the plastic.
Once again, my motivation is to preserve a thought, an emotion, the feeling of acknowledgement. Acknowledging all that is in place, all that is solid, grounded and all that is unconditional love.
Theresa is a South African jewellery designer based in Ireland. She is currently enrolled at NCAD in Dublin and has a jewellery studio in Newbridge. You can contact her if you would like to have a commission done or if you are interested in purchasing some of her existing work. You can find out more about her here.
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