HUNTER GATHERER JEWELRY

Visual by Kris Mort


  

BLACK BEAUTY

Black Beauty is about bringing the beauty out of the darkness and showing what is hidden within it.

When I started this project I collected variations of imagery related to darkness, looking at imagery of witchcraft, insane asylums and vintage imagery of photographs of peoples families. I used this type of research as a starting point and placing them into a small A5 sized book with the imagery and slightly annotation explaining the image more than my thoughts. I also started to do some 'observational' drawings of a rams skull which was a starting point of the sketchbook. However the images that I had taken I have ended up using them as a central piece on the page and carried on drawing from the image, creating a new kind of feel to the original image.

                               

Since I had a starting point I thought that I would do more contemporary research, using black and white photography as inspiration from the vintage feel that I capture in the small book. At this point I started to look at the likes of Philomena Famulok, Shin Kwang and Susula Roche. All three are very different from one another but all capture the same essence that could provide inspiration with my project. Looking at all of their work combined together is giving me a look on the darker side of things which makes it more challenging to find the beauty side which I love the idea of. It means that the outcome will be more challenging and more appreciated when it happens and I honestly can't wait to adventure into the beauty side of things.

SCARF IS FINALLY DONE

Here is my final outcome of the scarf that I was finally able to finish, And I managed to finish it right before Christmas.

The main purpose of me making this scarf was because the one that I wanted was roughly about £200  and came from america, so rather than spending that amount of money I decided to make one. And in total it cost me roughly £40 to make which saved me a lot of money. 

The scarf  is 50cm wide and 251cm long which is 2 and half meters long, the wool that I used is hayfields, chunky with wool. As I am 5ft9 this scarf sits just before my knee and it's quite thick. I genuinely love this scarf to bits and there isn't a day where I don't wear it. AND it's washer safe so I'm able to clean it and throw it into the washer machine when needed. 

It has been at least a good while since I had last knitted and managed to forget how to cast on, off and everything in between. To reteach myself I was able to find a few links on youtube that I found quite helpful. Obviously there are some faults with the scarf like one end being wider than the other but these mistakes happen and you learn from that.

Currently I am wanting to do a thinner grey scarf with bigger stitching and thicker wool which would be interesting.

Link to the starting process -

http://pctindependentdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/knitting.html

Link to videos that helped me - 

Casting on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJQvsZ6kT0

Joining on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy__eVIDshE

Casting off - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIhhAM5MFbQ