Coin necklaces

     What I like in this necklace, is that the coins are the same, so the end result is not overwhelming. The coins also look homemade, with no details on them, which I find beautiful. Plain and nice looking.    

This one is different and simpler. I like the contrast of the different colours the coins have, and also their texture. Again, there are no details on the coins, and still, I think it's  great how they look, since it can be overwhelming if every coin has different imagery on it. 

Final idea

For my final piece I wanted to stick to the idea of greed. So, I was thinking of valuable things, and the idea of creating a jewelry came in mind.

A greedy woman that wants more and more. A necklace made of coins, coins from all over the world, because greed is an international phenomenon. 

Also, except from the necklace, if I have enough time and like the end result, I could make it a set, and create a pair of earrings too.  

 

Papercut artist- Peter Callesen

Another artist who's work I could relate to The Hobbit.

Some of his papercuts remind me of fairytales, like the next ones for example.

Cut from a single sheet of a very large paper.

                                                                                 




 His work has a great variety of paper crafts both 3D and 2D. He uses negative negative and positive space in all of his artworks, never wasting the paper he cut the shapes out of.





His official website:

http://www.petercallesen.com/














                                                                                        

Papercut artist- Bovey Lee

What I adore in Lee's work is how delicate and detailed is, and also, that most of her pieces look like she's narrating a story. Since The Hobbit is a story, I found the last one related to my theme. 

 

Still, all detailed, but not that much delicate, she achieves to combine imagery from nature and industrial scene, with a great balance.

As, she has stated herself, ''My narrative-based cut paper explores the tension between man and the environment in the context of power, sacrifice, and survival''.

Here, is her official webpage

http://www.boveylee.com/

Sample

Greed makes us grab and want more and more things. That was the idea behind the sample that inspired me.
I used my palm to make a hand shape, and I glued on it images of coins from all over the world, because greed is a worldwide phenomenon, with no exceptions.

When I got in the fingers, it took time to collage the coins in the right way to cover the paper, but I really liked the result. I find the colour combination interesting, and how the hand looks like it's made of iron.

In order  to make that in a 3D way, I could stick images of coins on metal bottle lids, and attach them on a glove.

Coin papercuts

I only cut the figure on this one, leaving the
string of leaves. 

In this one, I started cutting also the letters.

Overall, I think I prefer the coin with only the silhouette being cut out. 

Idea 2

The Hobbit except from a fantasy fairytale for kids, has many messages and meanings. The one I wanted to focus on is greed. Especially towards the end of the book, greed is obvious in many of the main characters.

• The leader of the dwarfs gets blind by his desire for his one precious stone, and forgets everyone else's needs.
• The dragon lays on his treasures, the most important things he has, guarding them.
• The lord of Laketown in the finale battle cares only about himself and his valuable objects, without caring to save his people. 

So, regarding these, I decided to focus the theme of my project on greed. To combine many coins from all over the world.

I like all the different patterns on the coins. 

I used tracing paper to copy the imagery and text from an old english coin.