Today was the last of the 6 sessions of the Small Blessings
http://pittrivers-amulets.blogspot.co.uk/ project, which I have been working on with a community group from Mind (Mental Health charity). It has been a wonderful project to work on, not only because it has been based at The Pitt Rivers Museum
http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/ but also it has created a direct link to my own work.
We have explored different materials and techniques during the project, including mould making, clay and metal. It has been interesting discovering and learning all about the amulets collections and creating our own amulets, charms and votives.
One of the important aspects was the presentation of the finished pieces. At the start of the project we visited the conservation rooms at the museum and saw how the collections are cataloged, labelled and presented at the museum. We tried to keep our work along the same lines as to fit in with the rest of the displays.
I'm looking forward to eventually seeing the work displayed in one of the cases at the museum.
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| Hand writing labels |
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| Finding inspiration for the descriptions |
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| Labeling the casts |
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| Numbering the objects |
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| The group finishing off their artwork |
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| The finished artwork |
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| The artwork with the hand written labels |
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| This one will be displayed in a box with a cushioned lining |
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| The metal crimping on the labels really made a difference to the finished objects |
