Treasured Object

“Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique” Karen Kain

Over the summer I had to produce a treasured object, this had to be something which was memorable and important to me. My treasured object are my hands, I created them from a plaster cast mould which therefore produced identical replicas of them. My hands represent a variety of different things to me including family, sport and of course their importance within my art and design career.

Over the years I have been given a variety of different pieces of jewellery from members of my family, including rings and bracelets. Due to the fact that I wear the jewellery every day means that I have always got a piece of each person who is important in my life with me everywhere I go. Alongside this, my hands are also incredibly important to me as I play a lot of sport including Netball. This means that I am using my hands constantly, therefore playing an important role in my life. Furthermore, one of the most important reasons for my chosen treasured object is their use within designing and making and my passion for interior design. Without them I would find it incredibly hard to express my creative design ideas. This project has helped me learn and understand how to present the most important things in my life through one single object.Though the plaster cast that I produced was good, there are a few things I would change if I completed this particular project again. Due to the fact that I did not properly release the air that was trapped inside the mould it meant that when the cast had dried it had tiny bubble imprints on the hands. This therefore meant that the finish of the plaster cast was not done to the standard I wanted.