Design Brief
Pendants as a form of jewellery have been worn for centuries. Celtic designs are still very popular today, using a process called enamelling which is a decorative process formed onto copper blanks. You are to design a simple shape which identifies one of the seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. For example, an Autumn leaf , a winter snow flake or a spring daffodil.
Specification
Using your design as a template you will cut the shape from 20 gauge copper sheet having an overall size of no more than 40mm square.Using skills taught during the project you will select appropriate enamels to produce patterned enamel. The pendant will have a hole drilled in an appropriate place through which a loop will be soldered for attaching a chain.
Design Criteria
The pendant will be judged on its similarity to your chosen design, the quality of shaping and finishing with regard to the copper blank, the quality of enamel pattern and craftsmanship in placing this on the blank, how the pattern chosen reflects the seasonal choice and the positioning of the pattern on the blank.
Needs and Values
Inform through examples of enamel work, how it was used as a process in Victorian and Edwardian times for buckets, coffee pots etc- relate this to a bath or a sink which some may have seen. Explain its place as a decorative art in the 16th Century and show examples of work by Morris or Hilton.
Consider the aesthetics of the design. What is its purpose? As a decorative object, a durable surface or a present for wearing on a special occasion.
Explain the importance of what materials are available for their design. Outline the costs of material and manufacturing costs in relation to their own time management.
