Image Gallery for 20080516/design
An early conceptual sketch.
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 An early conceptual sketch.
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 The series of complementary functions that formed the basis of the design.
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 A petal design. This was a long-standing favorite from early in the design process, when I was imagining the ring detail to be similar to bas-relief.
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A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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 A petal design. This was another favorite, but the isolated petal is unsuitable for a rose.
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A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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 A petal design.
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 One of the first primitive designs. I really liked the symmetry, and kept it through the final design.
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A petal design.
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 The afore-mentioned note from the jeweler to the first designer, who I hoped would be able to produce a wax. Unfortunately, after five months communication with the designer tapered off into nothing.
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 At one point, I became convinced the problem was essentially one of communication, and carved the design in sculpy. Because I was using what is essentially a subtractive method (an exacto knife and other carving tools) I was unable to cut to depth. Following this, I briefly toyed with rubber molds and beeswax, but wasn't able to produce a satisfactory wax.
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 The ruby that is the ring's centerpiece.
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A proposal from the second designer. I really liked this one and had high hopes.
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 A proposal from the second designer.
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 A proposal from the second designer.
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 Some comments on the first proposal (0020). It was difficult to determine what was noteworthy.
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Some comments on the first proposal (0020).
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 A reply to a question about acceptable undercut. This was my last communication with the second designer. Shortly after this I decided to carve the wax myself.
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Number of images : 26
Created on : Wednesday 21 May 2008