J4: Ring +Pearls

 

Pearls added to the ring 

I had placed the jhumka ring on my hand to see the fluidity of the ring to the mendhi design I had applied on my hand for Diwali (12/11/2023).

Jhumka 4: ring

 

Top view: stones are set 

Front view: shank attached to plate 

Side view : silver,stones set 

Jhumka 4 is a ring! Jhumka is may be well known as a earring but I have transformed the design to being a ring. It is not completely done as the pearls are still needed to be added. The stones have been set (tazanite round centre stone, red round cubic zirconia and amethyst round cz set for the circles) 

Jhumka 4 process

 

Amethyst set as a centre stone 

Variety of stones 

These were just a trial of how to lay out the stones on the design as to whether to only have a centre stones or more stones to add more attraction to the piece. It was advised to have negative spaces to allow the whiteness of the plate to give off a nice effect to the design.

J4: Re-piercing

Silver plate,pierced and neaten using needle files 

I made a retry at piercing this design without drilling the holes on the border design to see the difference between piercing first and then creating a center hole for those designs. This approach worked out better in a way but still requires further shaping. Additionally, the plate was made thicker to provide better support for the stones.

 

J4: Stones arrangement

 

pierced design with cubics vs cad print and pen colours 

close of the design with cubic stones placed on the silver plate 

J 4/5: stones arrangement procress 1

I placed an order for my stones from Touchstones on 06/10/2023 and received them on 11/10/2023. I finally received my stones from Touchstones and began placing the stones to check and ensure that they had the right colors and measurements.

Design 2: silver, amethyst and garnet oval 5x3 cubics, garnet 1mm cubics round

Design 1: silver with different range of colour and sized stones
 

Amethyst centre stone,red ovals,red round and amethyst round stones.

Design 2: silver, various colour and sized cubic stones 

Sapphire 4mm centre stone, sapphire and emerald oval 5x3 cubic zirconias and round 1mm emerald cz. 

J4 in Silver

 

Design 1: Pierced, printed design from Rhino stuck onto plate

Paper removed, filed to neaten fine details 

As you can see, one of the challenges I faced after removing the paper was that certain edges were pierced too close to the drilled holes. Therefore, it was necessary to fix them.

Fixing process 

I then attempted to solder silver balls to the edges, which I would later file to match the shape. However, further work was still needed as two edges required fixing, since they were filed too much.

Jhumka 4: Stones selection

I've started the process of determining the required stone sizes and the exact names of the stones I need when placing an order from Touch Stones. This is what the process looked like when I was working with a variety of stone sizes and colors:

Brass plate with a 5mm sapphire cubic Zirconia as a centre stone 

Brass plate with different range of cubic zirconia stone sizes and colours 

The Amethyst is the center stone (4.5mm), and there are white cubic stones for the circles (smaller circle - 1mm, bigger circle - 2mm), as well as oval garnet and sapphire cubic stones with dimensions of 5x3

Hindi soapie: Bhagyalakshmi

While watching my favorite Hindi soap opera, I noticed the ring that the actress was wearing. It could serve as a reference for what I'm working on, particularly the design of the ring's border, which features stones set to create a pearl effect. This aligns nicely with my design concept.

Design 2: brass plate with a 5mm sapphire centre stone and a 5x3 sapphire oval cz

jhumka 4: Colours process

 

Attempt 1 

This process allows me to experiment with various colors to visualize how the design would look with added color. I've tried working with red cubic zirconia stones for the oval and the second layer of circles. As for the purple aspect, I'm still deciding on which stone to use. I noticed that Touchstones offers amethyst, violet, and lavender stones in different shades to choose from.

Attempt 2

I tried viewing the designs differently with the use of greens and blues for the one design and for the other, I just added the purple for the center. 

Jhumka 4: P2

 

pierced design with design print stuck onto brass plate

design( brass plate) filed, place on printed CAD design

Jhumka 4 : design process 1

 

CAD: designing on Rhino 5- design 1

printed cad design 2 

Jhumka Design 4: inspiration

 

jhumka Earrings, mirror setting (marquise, round and pear), pearls and white cz

The image serves as inspiration for the design process. It shows the three-dimensionality of the circular shape, the stones strategically set to enhance the piece's intrigue, and the role played by the mirror, pearls, and white cubic zirconia in adding color, rather than just displaying metal.