I appreciate simplicity because, it is in fact hard to achieve. The ring is elegant because it is so simple, moreover the photography is masterful.


I rather like this piece as well, although this is extremely bias as i've always found the steam punk style interesting. The greatest appeal of the piece is that some of the parts are moveable and
this allows it to be changed into a heart shape.


Even though this concept is great, i mean the sweets look positively delicious, i have seen better things done with resin and perspex producing a similar effect.

I like this drawing, in most part because of the content but also one can't avoid the detail portrayed here.

These are a few of my favorite things



Morgan
Aero 8 V8 Cabriolet





Ariel
Atom V8
Supercar



Aesop Rock
None Shall Pass
Album Cover



Cage
Movies for the Blind
Album Cover

Jeremy Fish
Urban Art Fashion
Format Magazine

Define; Learner/learning

Define;Teacher/teaching

What motivates you to learn?

How do you learn?

How do you know you understand something?

A learner is someone who aims to learn something.

Learning is the process you go by to learn in most cases there exists an individual choice of style.

Teaching to me is explaining something to someone such that they can understand it and if explanation is beyond one's capability, then one must equip their subject with the tools to go and find out.

A teacher to me is someone who facilitates the learning process. Essentially to me this is the person who steers your research in the right direction because everything we come across is so broad

I have a natural curiosity to make sense of the world around me, if i do not understand how something i come across works then i make it a point to find out

I learn best through research, discussion and some form of visual reference point.

I know I know something when i can explain it to someone else in a way that they too can understand it.

Moving Sculptures

People are doing some amazingly creative things out there.

Infecting the City

Infecting the City 2011

I got mixed reviews when discussing Infecting the City with my peers, it seems as though not many people liked the exhibition. My thoughts on the subject are that because we who are making jewellery are so used to working with clean shiny metal that the rustic and rudementary style of the exhibition was slightly unappealing.
We are not normally exposed to alternative materials such as plastic, bone or even recycled materials for example and because jewellery is so ancient in its style and appeal we hold onto the idea of clean lines in our design style. Green and recycled materials are a very recent trend in jewellry making.


Recycled repurposed wearable art by Vicki Wolf.

Recycled Tumbled Glass Jewelry

I have no problems with personal opinion and free expression but when this starts to affect your general eye for what looks good and doesn't then it becomes a problem. My issue with this design is that it has no practical application, which isn't in entirety a bad thing but then if it is made to be looked and enjoyed then, at that it has failed to meet its achievments. As a person who loves cars I can't stand people who over do their cars, I'm like the whisky connoisseur who shouts at other people for putting too much ice, water or cordial in their drink, it is said to ruin the experience of drinking the drink as was intended.

I have always found myself drawn to architecture, even my design style draws a lot of its charm from architecture, the most interesting recent trend is green architerture, and though some designs seem clinical and purpose built to be green, buildings like the one above take into account efficiency, renewable energy and aesthetic appeal. The giant wind turbine atop this creation is actully designed to take the brunt of the electricity consumption, and the design is such that all the wind is directed in the right direction. Now how can some thing built for such a specific task still manage to look this good?

This is my least favorite type of jewellery, I find that these "grills"  are tacky and just generally useless. They have no aesthetic value other than displaying how much of an idiot you are for buying into the trend.

This is one of my favorite rings, in the Shimansky range, it's not that the ring is unique, but it has somehow become the signature style of Shimansky, the best part being the way the diamond is fully displayed. I have heard comments like "That looks like the Shimansky ring", to rings of similar design.