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Conker brooch, cast from a real conker, August 2011.

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If you have any comments, questions regarding commissions or if you would like to buy a piece of jewellery you see on my site please email:

elliemac@email.com
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A pair of discs inspired by the Art Deco period, cast in pewter.
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Another japanese inspired design with red acrylic.
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Inspired by Japanese imagery. Pyrography on Rosewood.
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Pyrography on Rosewood discs.
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Rosewood earings.
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Inspired by a simplefied rocket, these earings are natural rosewood on one side and painted red on the other side.
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A pair of stained wood hearts - my first pair of wooden earings.
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I was commissioned to make this peice. Its made from pewter and was design around a Norwegian button worn by my grandmother.


July 20011
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I was commissioned to make this piece. its made from pewter and silk thread. The markings are unique to cuttle fish casting. The pendant is 2" approx.



July 2011
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A pair of 'Thumb' earings. As the name suggests, these earings were made using a cast from a piece of Fimo once it had had a thumb pressed into it. These earings are a response to the satisfaction found in playing with earings when they're worn.

June 20011
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Another bridging idea, this time on a pendant.

May 2011
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Thinking about ways to create bridges for weaving.
May2011


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I made this pewter earing using a wooden earing as a template. However I discarded this idea because pressing the wood onto the cuttlefish meant losing the natural markings of the cuttlefish.

May 2011
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Pewter earings with c-Lon thread. The thread feels and looks like silk but is robust like cotton.

April 2011
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This was my first par of pewter earings that were cast in a cuttlefish. However, they were too heavy on the ears so a second, shallower cast has to be made.

March 20011
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Working with symmetrical pattern to create pendants and centre pieces. Here is a prototype made from paper.

November, 2010
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My new sound proofed workshop! Perfect for all my sanding needs.
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Lady Luck Rules workshop and trade secrets talk, Edinburgh, 7/11/10.
This was a heat press pendant I made at the workshop using one of Lady Luck's designs. Heat press jewellery is a clean and fast process but it's far removed from the hand made quality that I like. The plywood pendant and russian doll image were pre-made in factories so the only thing left for me to do was heat press the two together.
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Cross section of a cow bone used to create, for example, earings (see sketches)
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Second ring with another design consideration
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First ring from bone
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Cow bone with section cut to make a ring
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Ring designs based on found bone
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Initial sketches from found bone
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Surtsey Studio 9/10
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Pyrography wood and silver necklace, 9/10
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My initial interests in jewellery design stemmed from experiments using pyrograpgy on wood to create necklaces. Its smells as good as a log burning fire, which alone makes it a great technique.

I made my debut piece of jewellery with pyrograghied beads and a duffel toggle for the centre section (see image).

After this, I knew the process of making jewellery was something I would pursue. I'm not at all interested in the final product being a glamorous piece, but one which is well considered . Creating with the intention of making jewellery has allowed me to carve small pieces of material to make a menagerie of miniature sculptures, a scale which suits me.

Technique and craft was always something that I obsessed over at art school. Mainly because I felt that I wasn't being taught enough (if any) techniques from my tutors. I would rip, sand, melt, crush and fold materials in a childish exploration to find out how far i could push a material. So for me, burning with pyrography and sanding bone is a return to my old habits.
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Weaving with nylon fishing line and mercerised cotton. This was an experiment and a failed one at that. I imagined that the placidity of the fishing line would make an interesting and robust fabric. I originally chose to make the piece out of the fishing line alone. However, I thought I'd add the cotton to see how the yarns would work/look together. Unfortunately, the line was too slippy and too fine, and as you can see from this picture, it didn't make for a good weave. I'm going to pursue with the fishing line but go for a thicker ply next time.
P.s. My loom is very clumsy because it's the cheaper loom. I'm going to invest in a upgrade that will be more automatic and efficient. Everyone together...Hooray!
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My new weaving loom is inspirational. Weaving is an ingenious way of engineering your own fabric. I'm a person who likes to know how things are made and I like to makes pieces from scratch. Being able to make surfaces from yarns and threads is offered to me by this versatile machinery. And what a beautiful piece of machinery it is. For me, a loom caught in the act of producing a textile is like watching a motion frozen in time.
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My first handmade t-shirt. I machine dyed the fabric and made the tee by following a simple pattern. The idea is to take this style of tee (long/short sleeve, slit neck) and customize it with my own details and designs. So this is the start or base for the idea.
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Ledger drawing (2006), Louise Despont




Komposition (1838), Emma Kunz
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I recently looked at the work of louise Despont and I was drawn to her use of symmetry to create kaleidoscopic images on ledger and account books. I looked at those who inspired Despont, such as Emma kunz. In particular, the piece above caught my attention and i could see how this work could translate well on to fabric. The image opposite shows some samples have made in response the drawing.
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Iv been working on a few purse and wallet ideas, However this purse is one of my favorites. Like all my leather pieces, the purse is made from recycled leather and has embellished circles made with a pyrograghy tool.
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    I set up this blog to keep a visual diary of my developements in design and to allow you to see the progression of my work. Its also a good way to remind myself what stage i'm at and to inspire me to continue making work. I studied textiles for a year at Glasgow School of Art, and, feeling it was too fashion based, I decided change to the Fine Art department. But four years of Fine Art later, I found that my sculptural work was developing a more textiles look to it. I was very interested in texture, layers and material manipulation. And for my degree show in 2006 I exhibited works made with rubber, rip stop (kite fabric) and brushed wax. Now in 2011, i'm developing a body of work based on jewelry design using bone, wood and acrylic. I have been experimenting with pewter as a means to eventually make work with silver. I plan to develope a body of work that will show experimentation and a childish curiosity with materials at the root of the design.
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