Jhumka Kangan

Final Jhumka Kangan look 

 The final look of the Jhumka Kangan(Bracelet). Polished, beaded flowers attached to both the pendant and end catches. The thread used for beading was polycotton thread.

 

Showcase for Open Studio

 This is sneak peak of what the Open Studio event happening at Durban University of Technology on Friday (24/11/20223). The exhibition is a collaboration with the fine art and jewellery design department. This is just a trial layout of what my showcase will look like. 

Left :my display, Right: My peer Sipelele's showcase

Close-up view of my set-up

5. Research Methodology :2

 

The research methodology I would be working towards is qualitative and action research.
I plan to create Mehndi shapes and designs and then incorporate the design into Jhumka earrings. The next step would involve making the jewelry with more fluidity and curvy lines. The process for creating the jewelry would involve CAD (Computer-Aided Design on Rhino 5), piercings, and wax pieces.
Afterward, I would observe how the jewelry looks as part of the body of work. The links need to establish a stronger connection to the pearl within the piece. After observing the reflection, the shapes need to be more integrated. I need to figure out how to merge the links into the pieces, with the designing aimed at modernizing the Mehndi design look.
To modernize the materials and incorporate the idea of adding color, I plan to work with glass paint and nail polish. The goal is to achieve a lighter piece of jewelry, with the lines and texture being more modernized. As a designer, I need to think and act in consideration of both the old and the new. UAI

Year-end Exhibition: final set up

 

Final exhibition set up 

The image has been taken from a few steps taken away from the table to see what the whole view is like. The addition had the white cloth borders sewn to look neater and ironed. The sari addition was to play form of a table cloth and to add more attraction for the focal point of the jewellery hence why a brown silk sari was used. 

Year-end Exhibition: Trial 2

 

Day of exhibition trial 3 

The splash page changed to a portrait layout and had been laminated.

Trial 3 close up : cut out brown paper

The brown paper cut outs were used to allow the main jewellery pieces to be more visible of the focal point.

Table view only of jewellery pieces 

Close up of choker and bracelet placement 

Close up view of jhumka rings and earrings

Year-end exhibition :set up Trial 1

 

Trial set up 1 

Close up view of trial 1 

Day of exhibition trial set up 2

Close up view of trial set up 2 

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).