Conversations about Jewellery Designing and Life
Guess I’m not going back to work next month since my industry lies in the second of the three phases Singapore government has set up to safely reopen back to “normal”. Thing is we don’t know when is Phase 2 exactly since decisions will be made by monitoring the situation, which potentially means at least […]
Read MoreAnother day of engraving, except it’s all done under the microscope. I’m not sure which is more convenient/ efficient for me, engraving with my glasses on without the eye piece rubber guards or engrave without my glasses using the rubber guards. I feel it’s a bit more comfortable to do it without my glasses, but […]
Read MoreFinished shading the previous design. Not too bad. I felt that I’ve done a decent enough job, so I’m giving myself a pat on my shoulder. Well done me! For the next design, I wanted something that is more free flowing and asymmetrical, so I chose this one from the book. Don’t really know how […]
Read MoreI’ve shaded the practice design I was working with yesterday. Went a bit experimental with the lotus flower at the bottom and more conservative with the wings of leaves at the top. It was alright I guess. Next design was a wave inspired crest. A lot of parallel lines involved; very good practice. I took […]
Read MoreI shaded yesterday’s ring of leaves. It was alright I guess. Still couldn’t figure out how to take a nice picture of my engraving. Probably need a ring of light or something to properly illuminate the work. Next, I worked on another leafy design which is basically a motif repeating itself 3 times in a […]
Read MoreI’ve finished stippling the background on the scroll I was working on yesterday. After that, I’ve decided to not waste time designing, but spend more time engraving to hone the skill. For that, I dug out an old book about Japanese family crests and started using the designs within to practice my engraving. Found a […]
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Ian KHF 