End of the semester

So it is the end of the semester- man it just flew by!

The last couple of weeks have just been devoted to trying to finish up the pieces i've been working on and getting together all my thoughts and ideas for the December critic. I can't believe it is already midway through december! Crazy. Anyway I have a lot of work to do to get everything accomplished that I want to get done by April. I am looking forward to this break to have time to think about the next four lockets that I want to make and write out, in detail, the memories that I will be portraying. During critic today, it was brought to my attention that it would be nice to have the memories behind each piece written out and displayed with the piece so that viewers can read the anecdote that goes along with them. So my goal over break, besides writing my thesis, is to write out and get a fairly finished version of the memories to display to the public. In the meantime, here are some photos of my completed pieces, and one in progress. The smells that correspond are garlic bread, olives, curry and grass respectively-

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. It has been crazy week working on the project and then Thanksgiving. (hope everyone had a great thanksgiving by the way). Not much has changed in the way of my ideas for the final project, mostly I have just been working, trying to finish my first two lockets and beginning two more. This week I was able to finish two lockets except for the smells. The brick locket that I have been working on finally came together with the brick inlay and a liver of sulfur patina. The patina provider the little something extra that I have been looking for. The indian spice bowl ring is my favorite so far (at least as a piece of jewelry). The color that the spices provided give the piece a fun, sophisticated feel and although the piece is big for a ring, it is a good size a provides the wearer an interesting way to interact with viewers. I started talking with the GSIs this week about how each piece is going to function as a way for people to interact and what kind of situations people will be placed in in order to share the smell experience. I have not quite mastered the smells yet... I am having a bit of difficulty with the grass smell for the brick piece, but I am still working with it. I will try to post photos within the next week or so.