Sketchy Thoughts

For this project we have been challenged to make a piece of jewelry that incorporates a stone setting that will then be 3D printed in house. I began by thinking of objects that held interest to me like spoons and a small case to perhaps hold cigarettes or other small objects until I finally found a fascination with the pen I was writing with. Now it is not uncommon for me to be walking around the studio with a pen clipped to my necklace when I'm working in multiple rooms. I find having a pen on my chain makes it easier to locate and easier to carry than stuffing it in pocket (mostly because women's pockets are made smaller so that large companies can sell us purses instead). In this way I already wear a pen as a pendant so why not take it all the way and truly create a pen(dant)? Some preliminary thoughts on the shape of the actual pen have been to make the stone setting be built into the engraving of the pen so that they enhance the actual form. I have also thought about making the the caligraphy pen in the shape of a caligraphy word but I have not found a word that would best describe this idea. As you can see in my sketches it thought a lot about the words inky and caligraphy but they haven't gotten me far. More sketches are needed to fully realize the final shape of the pen and how it relates to the pen nibs and stones that I want to use for this assignment.