I have always found inspiration in my personal environment drawing
on its relevance in my life. This journey has now led me to live by the sea and
I have developed a deep affinity with the shore line and its treasures.
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| Sea Anemone at Plymouth Aquarium Photographed by Abigail Ashmore |
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| Fungi showing hyperbolic curves Photographed by Abigail Ashmore |
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| Honeycomb Worm at Sandymouth beach Cornwall Photographed by Abigail Ashmore |
As a designer and artist my senses are my tools, particularly my haptic and
visual understanding. I focus on the reasons for the things I make and the
emotional attachments I have to them, so I am able to be creative in a way that
fulfils my individuality.
Throughout this project I have been inspired in particular by a quote that applies to myself and others as creative practitioners.
Throughout this project I have been inspired in particular by a quote that applies to myself and others as creative practitioners.
“What I hear I
forget,
What I see I remember,
What I touch I understand”
What I see I remember,
What I touch I understand”
Confucius
(555-479 BC)
(Taimiņa, Daina
2009 pg1)
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| Giant clam Sketch by Abigail Ashmore |
In this project I have taken into consideration views and opinions
on geometry and Contemporary conceptual jewellery. My aim was to produce an organic
form that challenges people’s perceptions of geometry.
Geometry has dominated my design processes from the beginning of my journey and will continue to do so. As an artist I am influenced by everything I encounter. The natural world and my direct environment at any given time is full of geometry so it is difficult to avoid in design.
I enjoy the accuracy of mathematics in design and as I have found in my latest project, its ability to be unpredictable. Marine life and in particular corals have offered up a new route of exploration, where geometry plays an intrinsic role in the way these creatures develop and grow with an organic appearance. This geometric formula is an example of a hyperbolic plane.
Hyperbolic curves are found in corals, specifically Montipora. The way corals grow mimic the way hyperbolic curves develop by using the technique of crochet.
Each of my final pieces started by crocheting fine lace yarn around a wax ring, these models were then cast in silver and used as a product from which to design.
I focused on the use of stone setting to convey the colours associated with marine life and corals.
My dissertation focused greatly on target audience and how I wish to be perceived as an artist. Age isn’t a target but instead an interest in originality and process. The steps I have taken to achieve each of my pieces allow the wearer to tell a story, teach them a complicated theory and is a contradiction of common beliefs.
Geometry has dominated my design processes from the beginning of my journey and will continue to do so. As an artist I am influenced by everything I encounter. The natural world and my direct environment at any given time is full of geometry so it is difficult to avoid in design.
I enjoy the accuracy of mathematics in design and as I have found in my latest project, its ability to be unpredictable. Marine life and in particular corals have offered up a new route of exploration, where geometry plays an intrinsic role in the way these creatures develop and grow with an organic appearance. This geometric formula is an example of a hyperbolic plane.
Hyperbolic curves are found in corals, specifically Montipora. The way corals grow mimic the way hyperbolic curves develop by using the technique of crochet.
Each of my final pieces started by crocheting fine lace yarn around a wax ring, these models were then cast in silver and used as a product from which to design.
I focused on the use of stone setting to convey the colours associated with marine life and corals.
My dissertation focused greatly on target audience and how I wish to be perceived as an artist. Age isn’t a target but instead an interest in originality and process. The steps I have taken to achieve each of my pieces allow the wearer to tell a story, teach them a complicated theory and is a contradiction of common beliefs.
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| Model of hyperbolic ring in sterling silver |
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| Design of hyperbolic ring |
Each piece is a one off as the process creates a
variation in each outcome. It is because of this fact that I would hope to achieve a retail price of £200-£60. Currently my jewellery can only be purchased directly from me or locally from a small gallery in Cornwall. This collection can be seen at exhibitions in Cornwall, Devon and London this year.
Hyperbolic pendant
Sterling silver with Swiss blue topaz.   |
| Hyperbolic earrings Sterling silver and Sapphire coloured CZ  Hyperbolic ring in Sterling silver with a single grey pearl. |
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| Hyperbolic Polip ring set with tiny Aquamarine, Peridot and Alexanderite. For a photostream of my past fours years making follow the link below http://www.flickr.com/photos/97032086@N06/ |
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