This was from my sketch book on the 22/11/2010 basically it was my initial thoughts and ideas of what I was wanting to make as a personal project in my three week rotation!
After some time deciding what to make, i finally went with the idea of making a Faberge egg and came up with a plan of how I would make it:
1. Carve egg out of blue styrofoam - remembering to cut the egg in half and hollow the inside out!
2. Cover the egg in jesmonite several times
3. Sand down any bumpy bits to get a smooth base!
4. Paint egg in a rich colour and a pearly colour inside
5. Choose a design for egg and buy materials
6. Get cracking on the design - sticking it down with super glue
7. Varnish and admire!
Here is my page in my sketchbook which shows images of my inspiration for my egg and all the designs i liked (pictures are from http://www.mieks.com/) I've also done a few colour samples, I've stuck down a tiny bit foam that i contemplated using for the design but found it to difficult to use so I stuck down the two materials I contemplated on using instead - gold beaded thread or gold like wire.
An overview at my personal project - feeling confident at the start, hating my egg in the middle and loving my egg at the end!
The end product of my egg!
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