Polishing Up

I have been busy filing, sanding and then polishing up these dragonflies ready for the shop. Firstly they need filing and then sanding in order to get rid of the heat stain, and then can polishing up on the machine, first with the tripoli side and then with a bit of rouge to finish them…

Busy Bee

Firstly apologies for the lack of blog posts the past few months. I wanted to get back into blogging regularly in February. However I ended up moving back to Hebden and switching jobs and then life took over as it so often does. Since May I have been working in a lovely antiques and jewellery shop,…

A Return to Blogging!!

I am delighted to announce that I have finally got round to giving my blog the post graduate switch over from being my degree blog. This will give me somewhere to help reflect on how things are going. I will be putting up photos of a few things I’ve made in the past few months…

Audio descriptions

Here are the words I used for the audio descriptions Braille heart Vivid orange acrylic, split in two halves like a jigsaw piece each on an individual chain made from sterling silver. Raised braille spells out the word Love Watch part necklace 2 pieces of beige plywood laser cut into a semi circle, with a…

The Leeds Art Party

I went to the Leeds Art Party organised by Fran, of particular interest to me was the Art Market and the workshops, I attended the blood bag workshop although haven’t had chance to finish my blood bag yet, which raises the awareness blackfan anaemia and the consequent need to give blood through craftivism. In the…

Second Photo Shoot: Final Images

I didn’t think there would be any last minute spaces in the studio, so I decided to shoot on some white mount board in the Viscom studio. I got out a tripod and camera and macro lens. Settings Shutter 1/100 Fstop 5.0

Studio Photo Shoot: Final Images

Equipment Tripod Camera Flash lights (x 3) Macro Lens 50mm Settings Flash lights around 5.0 ISO 100 fstop around f20-25 shutter 1/125 Lens on manual The Setup This was my first solo shoot, I made sure to do my research beforehand on what settings to use, by asking Anisha what settings she used for our…

Career Track Tuesdays: Confidence and Resilience Building 05/05/15

Strategies Breathing List making Focus on what is ‘within your grasp’ Go and relax Dancing Have a bath Visualise success Things to take away from the session Identifying Levels of confidence and resilience Re-framing events Relationship between self-worth and acceptance Look at tools that may help us challenge notions of self-esteem and encourage more positive…

Start Up Wednesday: Legal Matters 29/04/15

Talk by Keith Arrowsmith Tatty Devine – Rosie and Harriett are behind the design, set up company after university. Creative and cultural skills – http://bit.ly/1E2FtLz Apprenticeships Can’t protect an idea – wait to go public with idea Business What type of body do I want? Types or Organisation Profit/charity Limited liability partnership (at least 2 people)…

Research: Meeting a Visually Impaired Person on the Train

I had a random encounter with a person who happened to sit opposite me and my boyfriend on the train the other week. They had to get someone to help them to their seat and then my boyfriend helped get out their pills and water to take them with, I hadn’t thought about how much…

Research: Deborah Cadby

I love the stones used, and the fact they are antique I think gives them more character. The colours of the stone contrast with the colours of the metal. I think the simplistic design of the ring lets the focus be on the stone. This is the kind of jewellery I hope to make in…

Strategy for Getting into Employment

Strategy for progressing into self-employment Target market – Create collage-who am I? The Brand, who she is? Blogs follow? Her media? Magazines? Leisure? Music? – Have this done by 3rd May. Redo photographs of earring but on white background – have this done by the 31st May. Print enough business cards for end of year…