Final Jhumka Neckpiece

 

Jhumka Neckpiece :brass, nail varnish and glass beads 

The final Jhumka neckpiece has the pendant and end catches made from brass, the pendant has uv gel nail polish added to the plate to add colour and the red glass beads. 

Jhumka 3 :Pendant

pierced, soldered and domed

 

attached the two designs together 

This process was combining the two elements together to form the pendant. 

Jhumka 3: Process 6

 

Trial run: Cutex(colour) added to the brass plate design

I was inspired by how a first-year student had used regular nail polish to add color to his piece, so I decided to incorporate the idea into my design. I am really enjoying the outcome as it mimics the use of enamel. 

Jhumka 3: Process 5

Design vs pierced out design, Brass plate

I had then decided to add more elements to the design to avoid a lot of metal being visible to the design.

Naked-eye piercing vs Optivisor piercing,Brass plates

There was a huge improvement with my piercing skills once I had invested in using an optivisor to work with the finer detail design elements. 

Optivisor with pierced brass plates

 

Jhumka 3: Process 4

 

Pendant with different coloured beads and centered bead 

I had then played around with the design to get an idea of what the piece would look like with coloured beads added to it.

Pendant with Rudraksha beads

Jhumka 3: Process 3

 

Top design Jhumka: Pierced design and pierced plate

Pierced design placed onto the other cut out plain brass plate

Still thinking of having this to be enameled but also trying out how it would look with both sides pierced. 

Jhumka 3: Process 3

 

Domed and soldered 

Jhumka 3: Process 2

Final design Developed: CAD print out

While going through this process, my mind thought of another way the design could be interpreted. The top will be enameled, the middle while be domed and the jumprings will have beads. 
 

Pierced design

Jhumka 3 : Developed design 1

 

CAD printed design and brass plate

I was disappointed with the previous Jhumka look,so I decided to make changes to the design and try working with a thinner plate. I made changes with the design inside of the circle and added curves around the circle to play the role like jumprings. 

Dotted punches on the design

The dotted punches makes it easier for me to drill the holes for the design to be pierced.

Drilled holes in the design: Front view

Drilled holes :Back View