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Casting Emotions

JEWELLERY

Guided by

Avantika Kumar | Amresh Panigrahi |Rajeshree Chauhan

If there was a choice of spending a lot of money on accessories or dresses, I always chose accessories. I think jewelry can change an outfit more than anything else.

INTRODUCTION

The most difficult time in my life was when I lost my dog; he was always a fantastic support for me; we used to play a lot, sleep together, and have a lot of conversations with the assistance of whistles and woofs, primarily with brows. I was truly missing him. I wish I could just revive him.

CONTENT

BRAINSTROMING

01.

02.

MOOD
BOARD

FORM
EXPLORATIONS

03.

DRAPING
EXPLORATIONS

04.

JOINERIES
EXPLORATIONS

05.

06.

COLOUR
FINISH

FINAL
PRODUCT

07.

PRODUCT
VIDEO

08.

BRAINSTROMING

01.

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KEYWORDS

Weak

Uncomfortable

Suffering

Disturbed

Pain

Hopeless

LOSING A COMPANION

Angry

Afraid

Lonely

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INCOMPLETE

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MOOD BOARD

02.

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DOODLING

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I opted for this picture because it represents my feeling of brokenness and incompleteness and because even though my life is beautiful and I can still fly, there is still an incompleteness due to that event. I also discovered that most of the keywords in this picture are pain, weakness, hopelessness, anger, loneliness, and fear.

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FORM EXPLORATIONS

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The mind has always been aware of the completeness of a form or shape, but the lack of any missing structure, whether in the eyes or in the mind, renders that special type incomplete.

Since it also displays a nod at the top to interrupt the moment of eyes

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FORM 3D EXPLORATIONS

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The mind has always been aware of the completeness of a form or shape, but the lack of any missing structure, whether in the eyes or in the mind, renders that special type incomplete.

Since it also displays a nod at the top to interrupt the moment of eyes

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FINAL FORM

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This demonstrates a flawless transition of my emotion, showing how slowly my feelings dissipate, and now I am ready to take flight, which is why I show a transition of diminishing of a form, which comes inside of each form. 

FORM GRADATION

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The mind is constantly aware of the fullness of a form or shape, but the absence of some missing formation, complicated to complete that is eyes or mind, renders that specific form incomplete.

I wanted to illustrate the diminishing of form here to convey my feeling that memory is disappearing eventually.

DRAPING EXPLORATIONS

04.

I wanted to set my forms on my chest and shoulders to show that my emotions are mostly from one of these locations because dog loss causes sadness, and grief in those areas. So I tried several various draping techniques on these.

FINAL DRAPING

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I chose this drape because it depicts the incompleteness of a wing, and to take from big to small because it shows the emotion gradually diminishing and feeling emerging.

Why are those wings moving upwards? Because that is how the feelings will take flight and eventually disappear, and it is also positioned on the left side, where our heart resides.

JOINERIES EXPLORATIONS

05.

BROWN PAPER

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Wire stitch

Riveting

One interlocking

Two interlocking

Fit into each other

JOINERY EXPLORATIONS

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Lap joinery

Lap joinery

Aluminium riveting

Rivet with eyelet

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Cross stitch with wire

Back side

Steel riveting

Steel riveting

Interlocking

Interlocking (front)

Rivets

Wire riveted

COLOUR FINISH EXPLORATIONS

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Sand Blasting coating

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Sand Blasting & aluminium sheet

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Five minutes of heating

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Gloss finish spray paint

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Matt finish spray paint

PROCESS

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FINAL PRODUCT

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PRODUCT

National Institute of Design,

Gandhinagar, Gujarat- 781 007

Ashmita Gupta Design

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