Lesley Dyker - Three Dimensional Design

Lesley Dyker work
The aim of this project was to design a piece of jewellery that tells a story through design using casting processes.

Overview

Narrative, as jewellery can convey a series of messages and tell stories to both the wearer and viewer.  Jewellery is a prominent means of artistic and cultural expression and can communicate awareness and establish new values. This project was about telling a story through making.


Aims & Outcomes

The aim of the project was to explore both analogue and digital making processes to tell a story. Also using experimentation with the materials to learn about the processes and what could be possible with these materials to develop designs. The outcomes were informed by research and demonstrated a considered narrative. Drawing, wax samples and sketches were used to develop a refined wax piece.  Rhino was used to develop designs for a 3d print.

The final outcome was to produce two pieces, one from a wax carving and one from a 3d print, which were then cast in copper.


Gallery

Copper ring shaped like a rose
Graphic rendering of ring design
Copper ring with band and multiple spheres on top
Two 3D printed designed rings during creation process, one is rose shaped and the other has multiple spheres on top
Copper rose-shaped ring worn on a hand
Wax rendering of rose shaped ring
Wax rendering of rose shaped ring
Copper ring with band and multiple spheres on top worn on a hand


Student statement

I took inspiration for the narrative in this project from nature and the changes that happen through the seasons. Over the spring and summer in 2020 I took a lot of pictures of plants and nature and I wanted to capture the changes I caught in photos in the final designs.;

This was the first time I had 3d printed any designs and also my first time using the lost wax casting process. I managed to get really different effects and outcomes with both processes. The wax allowed me to work in really fine detail, I think it would have been very difficult to get anywhere close to the level of detail with any other method. Using Rhino to create my second design I was able to get perfectly spherical elements to the piece which would have been difficult to do in wax.

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