Fashion Design was originally my first choice and Jewellery Design my second choice. Since high school I was always inspired to become a fashion designer, stylist, anything that had something to do with fashion. It was always a big dream of mine to get in touch with the fashion and material side of things. However, since coming to this course, I’ve realized that that dream was just an obsession, not a real passion of mine, the manufacture of clothing that is. It’s interesting how one can be so convinced in the beginning that that’s what they’re going to do, but in the end, when you’re only left with a second choice you realize that maybe the thing you aspired to be at first wasn’t actually what you should be doing one day. That was when my passion for jewellery design & manufacture was born.
I inspire to be like Phillippa Greene (pictured below) , a young jeweller from Durban who is known for her perspex cuffs. Her passion for fine jewellery is something which motivates me to carry on doing what I'm doing and never give up.
When I look at things, I like to see things in an artistic and creative perspective. Stuff that's new and contemporary and exciting really excites me. I like things that will WOW me! i.e. things that I've never seen before, something that's mindblowing. When it comes to my own work I like to think out-of-the-box and I like to be different and design things that will not only talk to you but also blow your minds.
If I had to describe myself I'd say I could be alot of things...A fashion diva, a clutz, a perfectionist, a multitasker, and a busy body with steam blowing out of my ears 24/7.
So this is me. me. me.
Cheers :)
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