basically, i'm making this for the sake of style, not technical perfection... and it is very difficult for me to let go like this. i like making pieces that are clean lined and somewhat architectural. to attempt to keep this piece of woven wire in the same family, i took an architectural element as the model... a chain link fence.
now, to create this pattern, i had to build a jig to help weave it in.
first, i had to figure out the size of the final piece, and lay it out on a board...
...next, i had to drill out for the pegs to weave around (this is just showing a very tiny area for making a small sample)...
...and more and more weaving for the small sample...
... and finally, i had my sample piece...
well... it actually came out pretty sweet... but it's not symmetrical like a chain like fence would be. it is very very difficult to try to get everything even. between the fact that this is base nickel wire AND i'm not a machine... it's difficult! let's just call it an 'organic' fence... hehehe.
but i actually bent this piece around my wrist... and i gotta say... it looks good, really really good. and when it's a HUGE collar necklace... it will be this pretty damn cool.
so... the moral of the story is... experiments are good... and sometimes happy mistakes even better ;)
2 comments:
this looks great! it looks very organic...
SO EXCITED! It's fun to experiment now and then, though, right?
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