Jars in context

Product photoshoot

Mariona, my beautiful friend and photographer took her time and came in to my house to set up a studio. She took some very nice pictures of mine and Virginie's work.

Looking at proportions

Sketching away

I think it is too much, if there is two rings of copper in one object...

two rings of copper. Bottom one oxidised naturally, top ring has just been pickled in acid solution to clean off the oxidising from annealing. 

Re-evaluating the form

    Raw simplicity - visually and physically

    Subtle proportions

    What is the ideal relation between the metal and the wood?

    Focusing more on the metal than on the wood

The Realisation

I made a mould out of scrap wood, to form the metal into a circle. The idea came when I looked at the two materials, copper and plywood. Linear, natural earthy colours, cold, hard metal next to soft and light plywood.