Spacer Rivets

This spacer rivets project was a challenging project for me, as this wasn't a matter of just soldering the parts together, the placement of the rivets on each layer is a really important aspect, and the whole piece relies on this.

Proposal.
The brief is to concentrate on nature, and I have decided to focus on bird's nests. I chose to do this because I think the layering of twigs and leaves etc in a nest suits the brief, with the technique we are learning-tube riveting-to show the different layers in a nest. Also to focus on the detail in a nest, I will be experimenting with wire, creating samples to see if the wire work is as effective as I'm imagining it. I am also going to look further into texturing the piece, using natural objects such as twigs, long dry grass, human hair, leaves, feathers etc, things you may typically find in a bird's nest. To enhance the detail and textures, I will experiment with colouring, perhaps concentrating on Jax and removing some of the surface so that the Jax sits in the textures. I will also create some samples of texturing with a hammer, so then I can control the lines and 'draw' with the hammer.