Spring 2017 DES331 Post #5

It's time to get a move on the pin/brooch project. I have one set of drawings for the project that could be put into fabrication right away, but wanted to explore another design reference.  I took characters from the Tibetan alphabet and transcribed them freehand in a calligraphic manner and then explored various transformations and combinations.  I traced them onto hard painting board and then cut them out to explore some 3-D variations.

 



I'd like to do a mock up in cardboard, or even metal, to get the curves and 3-d down and then fit the prong settings in place. 

Catenoid  vessel (L), was formed out of a 6x10 " sheet of 18 gauge copper, lap seam soldered into a cylinder.  I have about 5 hours hammering and annealing into it so far. There's a bit more narrowing of the waist needed. The 6" vessel (R), is ready for flat hammer planishing.