Secret Spot - Brooch in Silver with Carved Acetate

This brooch has to also do with memory. The window into my thoughts and the nice feelings I have when I think about spending time at the lake with Tyler my boyfriend. When I was in Halifax it was difficult to be apart and so thinking about the summer and the boat on the water always made me feel more grounded and happy.

There are a few methods used here. The box was made with a sheet of silver that I scored and then sawed out the window squares. It was then soldered on the sides to create a box. The branch and the boat were created with a method of casting called cuttle fish bone. This method uses cuttle fish as a negative when you carve out a shape and then you pour molten silver into the shape to create a positive. I then soldered them onto the inside of the window.

 I then also handmade the latch and the pin for the brooch and soldered them into place. The plastic acetate I then carved into waves and mounted behind the boat with jewelers glue. It measures approx 3" x 2" x 1" and was a major project in Jewellery II with Kye Son at NSCAD University.