Head in the Clouds...

Sydney Harbour Bridge through Windscreen Wipers.

Avifauna Liberty

The meaning of my self-directed title 'native birds freedom' is what i intend to capture visually. Alluding to Australian fauna is evident in the figurative organic forms and structures that make up the piece.
The pendant itself is designed to reference the feelings of self-expression and freedom, which Australian native birds embody.
This statement neck piece is made entirely of copper metal and silver solder. Each panel of copper was hand-sawed from sheet metal, annealed and rolled through a rolling mill with the appropriate materials to suit the desired textures.
Some feather panels have real birds feather rolled into the metal to give a realistic/ fossil-like impression. Other panels have thick fabrics like lace and tule rolled and imprinted into the copper to give the pendant the allusion to the tail feather of a bird.
The front panels have copper tubing soldered to the back allowing them to be threaded onto copper chain, which i also hand crafted along with the clasp at the back of the neck.