aluminium

Charity shops etc are filled with unwanted aluminium and metal kitchenware. My interest is on coloured pieces but also the basic golden and silver hues are ok. My work methods are raw, I am not a professional cutting and hammering metal. But the process learns and after a few bleeding cuts in my fingers I started to use gloves when cutting these sometimes tricky pieces into smaller ones.

My endless inspiration source is nature. Organic shapes and roughness. Childlike approach to materials; curious and explorative.

This metal box has a nice orange colour but cutting it into smaller pieces is tricky. Carefully with gloves.

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I hammered and folded aluminium to get the right flower shape. To the middle of the flower I glued few silver colored plastic beads. Overall look is really delicate and dreamy.

In this short video you see the parts I hammered for the flowers. Aluminium I used for the earrings is old and broken pieces from hanging decorative lighting.

So just go wild with materials and experiment with different ways to put jewelry together. I usually get inspired by something I see in the old fashion/interior magazines; such as old editorial fashion pics from 80s and 90s which are my favourite years in fashion because of the drama and colors. I do love all vintage, the more age the better.