It is an art of personal ornamentation. It is the study of
arranging materials and objects for adornment of men & women. Designing
involves skill, creativity, & originality with an ability to visualize
ideas observing, recording and analyzing from things around us.
Designers often find their richest sources of inspiration
through their experiences with nature, religion, art, literature, music and
dreams. Sometimes the Designer himself wants to express itself creatively, but
doesn't know where to begin. There are two distinct parts to the process of
inspiration. First, the designer must accept and acknowledge the possibility of
inspiration and secondly, the designer must surrender in faith to the source of
inspiration. So whenever we design any piece of jewellery we need some
inspiration that comes in mind through some sources. Design is highly influenced
by source of inspiration. What we see, feel, hear greatly influences our creativity
& expression. By and large, the visual information obtained influences a
design the most.
These major design sources are around us in abundance which
can inspire one self to design jewellery:
Natural Sources:
These includes all God-gifted nature, varieties of flora,
fauna, insects, birds, animals, shells, trees & other forms of life. One
can either duplicate or create abstracts. Abstraction consists of using part
and piece of original forms and combining forms or altering them to create a
new form.
Nature is an endless ocean of ideas. Observation &
expression influenced by nature can result in interesting new forms &
ideas. Natural sources are widely used in entire world. An expertly crafted
piece of jewellery can capture forever the life-like qualities of an animal on
the run, a bird in flight, blooming flowers, butterflies, insects or fish. Such
jewellery remains a perennial favourite, never seeming to go out of style.
Man Made Sources:
These are innumerable things created by man. Drawing can be
done by using ideas or motif from different kinds of fabrics, utensils, building,
machinery, instruments etc. Working with these ideas or motifs gives you
different experiences, a chance to discover something new through permutations
& combinations Man made sources.
Historical Sources:
These are found from museums, historical monuments, libraries,
sculptures, vases, calligraphy painting and ancient jewellery & other
artifacts. History has witnessed magnificent art periods like Medieval,
Egyptian, Baroque, Art Nouvean, Art Deco, etc that are rich in expression &
inspiration. Fusion of conservative & contemporary ideas & re-interpretation
of ancient art forms can give birth to a new & original style. All the
recent Creativity is the blend of ancient with modern ideas.
Symbolic Sources:
These includes emblems, religious symbols, Zodiac signs,
organizational signs & symbols, occupational symbols, monograms &
logos, alphabets or geometric symbols, cartoons, etc. These are good source of
design & inspiration. The combination & use of different shapes &
styles help us visualize new combination and composition.
Themes & Concepts:
If a designer thinks with an open mind he can realize a deep
concept or theme in every art form and the same way he can incorporate &
express a variety of themes in his jewellery designs for instance nature,
politics, social, religious, etc.
Magazines, Catalogues, Books, Photographs, visits to jewellery
stores, exhibitions are some other useful sources of information &
inspiration but it is important to maintain your own style & originality.
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