Plastic workshop outcome

I created this series of rings by firstly sticking newspaper lettering onto acetate and then trapping it between two ends of a piece of plastic softened in the oven.  These rings are a follow-on from my 'antiloveheart' rings, as they carry the same sentiment, subverting the expectations of what might be written on a ring.

Plastic workshop outcome

After experimenting with a few processes, I found that the tin foil and bubble techniques were the most successful, so went on to create a series of pieces.  I turned the pieces of plastic into rings by simply neatening the edges with an electric sander and super-glueing them to a ring base.

Plastic workshop outcomes

Plastic and tin foil necklace close up 

Plastic and tin foil necklace

Bracelet

Plastic bubble necklace

After being shown a few processes of how to manipulate plastic, I cut some pieces of plastic and softened them in the oven to create jewellery from.  I created the tin foil necklace by trapping and squashing a piece of tin foil between two pieces of plastic which had been softened in the oven.  The bubble necklace was created by heating a piece of plastic with a lower melting point than the other pieces and squashing it against another piece of plastic to join them together.

Plastic workshop outcome

Assemblage, Chaz Howkins, 2015, Plastic and mixed media on board

After using the vacuum former to create a bubble in the sheet of plastic during the workshop, I decided to fill the bubble and mount it onto wooden board to create a three dimensional assemblage piece.  I filled the bubble with items I felt reflected childhood and femininity, such as toys and clothing, alongside juxtaposing items such as cigarette packets.