Friday, July 28, 2023

Ashante Bracelet

Ashante Bracelet


This is my finished ashante bracelet that has Spirals, Chameleon and ashante proverb sheep. My experience with everything from wax, investment and casting was very good. I have learned a lot from it that would make to be easy when I do it next time.

Ashante Bracelet

 

Ashante Bracelet


Here I was preparing to make a bracelet for my ashante gold weights. These are the jump rings for making a bracelet. 

Ashante Proverb

 

Ashante Proverb


This is my mind map for my ashante gold weights proverb when I was explaining how my piece of a sheep reflects to a proverb. I chose the proverb "The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep." My final piece of a sheep had one horn of a spiral that reflects to a chameleon and another horn with sticks that reflected to the proverb I chose.

Tree with Wax

 

Wax Tree


This is the tree I have made to put on my spirals, chameleon and my ashante gold weight proverb. Here I was preparing for investment and casting.

Ashante Sketch Chameleon

Ashante Sketch Chameleon


This is my chameleon sketch for my ashante gold weights that I used to design my final piece for Ashante Chameleon..

Spirals

Spirals

Here I was making my spirals with a wax. I did not find it that hard even if it was my first time doing the spirals. You just have to light your torch and warm your sharp tool for softening the wax and after you have to roll it to make it a round long strip. After you have to roll it to make it spiral.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Wax

Making Ashante Chameleon With Wax at DUT Studio 2nd Years



Here I was preparing to make Ashante Gold Weights Chameleon with Wax. These are the things I need to make the wax, a torch, gaslighter, the sharp tool to shape my wax, and also a base with a shank to put on my tree when done making it.

Contrast Brief

                         Contrast Brief Based on my understanding about Contrast I think it means the differences in people, col...