Cast Bug Jewelry
2023
3D sculpted digitally, wax casted with Manish from Neelum Narang’s workshop. Made of cast silver and copper with various set stones (Tiger eye, Turquoise, Garnet, Carnelian, Citrine, Amethyst, Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, glass filled ruby and synthetics).
2023
3D sculpted digitally, wax casted with Manish from Neelum Narang’s workshop. Made of cast silver and copper with various set stones (Tiger eye, Turquoise, Garnet, Carnelian, Citrine, Amethyst, Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, glass filled ruby and synthetics).
During my month-long residency in India, I collaborated with Neelum Narang and her jewelry workshop. Inspired by the interaction of nature with design, I wanted to create something that would allow me to explore technology, craft, and material. Using Blender, I digitally sculpted the bugs and stone inlays for wax casting. I learned how to fill molds with wax and clean them up, adding an element of hand-work to a digitally designed object. Each unit is unique, and was turned into pendants, a ring, a brooch, and a belt buckle.
