Shelona Soogrim: signs/patterns/symbols

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04 October 2012

designing with stamps and piping cone

20 August 2012

I used the stamps that I made from piercing patterns off vinyl tiles. I then glued them onto clear perspex so that the actual stamp is visible when patterns are being stamped. I wanted to see if these stamps are successful and stamps the patterns. I used mehndi out of the tube I coloured each stamp and then pressed it onto paper as shown in figure 1

Now that I know the stamps work I need to find handles for these stamps.At first I wanted to use a nail,with the head being glued at the back of the stamp and a glass bead at the end. I got some wooden dowel pins and wanted to use those instead like shown in figure 2 below.

figure 2 ( stamps with wooden dowel handles)

15 August 2012

the seed pattern

Patterns by Catherine cartwright jones from the henna page
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle20/

my mehndi kit

I want a fresh start as to how I design and make jewellery. I want to start by finding my patterns. Not full patterns but parts of patterns that when they are put together they form a pattern.im working towards making a book containing these patterns and making stamps of these elements and designing using the stamps to create jewellery. In the book will also illustrate how these elements can be made using different jewellery making skills. Il make one master element and make moulds of them and make jewellery combing all of them.

1. il have the elements
2. il make stamps for them
3. il make a master element
4. il have a mould for each element.

starting off with the stamps,im going back to the mehndi that i wore on my wedding and using bits and pieces from there.

figure 1

a few elements that i like using some that were found in my mehndi

figure 2

a pattern is drawn onto vinyl with ball point pen and pierced out as shown in figure 2 and 3

figure 3

figure 4

figure 4 shows the pierced out element stuck onto clear perspex backing.reason for getting clear so that it is visible to see how or where the stamp is being placed

figure 5

figure 5 displays a few stamps made so far, now for some handles.....uhmmmmmm!

have to think about this.

25 July 2012

mehndi with batik tools

I used beeswax that was melted and poured onto the batik tool,the copper batik tool needs to be heated up before melted wax is poured in, reason being is that the wax cools quickly so heat needs to be maintained for this technique to work.

What temp does the wax need to be?

Im not sure ,but its not in its runny form or in its hardening form its slightly cooler than runny.

I used wax paper as the working surface but on the non shiny or non waxy suface. Reason being wax sticks to wax and i dont want it to stick i need to be able to take the wax patterns out easily.