SWATCH 5

Its an abstract bag, its like a prototype , it is transformation because you can it as a wall hanging and one part can be taken out and used as a bracelet. Its multipurpose that's why its essence is transformation.

SWATCH 4

This is done using paper mache and quilling strips , the motif is derived from beetle pin, the dome structure is also derived from the beetle.

SWATCH 3

Exploration of the myth that revolves around the sun god RA and beetle goddess Kephri.  

So, the myth is like Kephri used to purify the soul of Ra and and used to bring him back to life that's why the beetle has a great significance..so the Regeneration or there rebirth. After exploring, few motif came to my mind one of them is Flower  as it is a new beginning a new offspring itself, its sprouts can associate with beetle in terms of flower.
And yes it is made up of BURNT SPOON HEADS 

SWATCH 2

My swatch is inspired by beetle shape...where i have used bottle caps and its uneven edges gives the look of beetle.Beetle are originally black in color, thus the shape and color. i have used golden and blue Nail polish as the color splash to contradict the rigidity which comes in Egyptian symbols. contradicting hieroglyphs as these symbols are rigid. This gives an all together an abstract look inspired by Egypt. P.S. The whole idea is to present this swatch with inspiration of Egyptian symbols and other elements in a different way. 

SWATCH 1

Hello everyone

 I m going to make my first swatch with transparent  plastic spoons

oppss it got burnt

The convex part for showcasing the designs while the inner part has been done using two mediums one done with liner and nail polish while the abstract texture is given  using oil pastels

This composition was the most suitable that i thought of and hence i created a texture

BOARDS

INSPIRATION BOARD

An inspiration board is more specific and visual. A collection of visual references that are the starting point of element that will eventually show up in the designed product.

MOOD BOARD

A Mood Board is typically a collage of images,fonts,colors and textures and sample of objects that define the style of the project . It serves as a visual tool to quickly inform others of the overall "feel" of an idea or the proposed project,

MATERIAL BOARD

COLOR BOARD

    

CONCEPT BOARD

Symbols and Definitions

AKHET

This symbol represents the horizon from which the sun emerged and disappeared. The horizon thus embodied the idea of both sunrise and sunset. It is similar to the two peaks of the Djew or mountain symbol with solar disk in the center. Both the beginning and the end of each day was guarded by Aker, a double lion god

ANKH

Symbol of eternal life. The gods are often seen holding an ankh to someone's lips this is considered to be an offering of "The Breath of Life". The breath you will need in the afterlife

DJED

It is believed that the Djed is a rendering of a human backbone. It represents stability and strength.

UDJAT

It is believed that the Djed is a rendering of a human backbone. It represents stability and strength.

BEETLE

The particular species of beetle represented in the numerous ancient Egyptian amulets and works of art was commonly the large sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer). This beetle was famous for his habit of rolling balls of dung along the ground and depositing them in its burrows. The female would lay her eggs in the ball of dung. When they hatched, the larvae would use the ball for food. When the dung was consumed the young beetles would emerge from the hole.

hieroglyphic,Hieratic and Demotic

Hieroglyphs

-First used by Clement of Alexandria
-Earliest known example - 3400 BC
-Latest dated inscription was made on the gate of a temple at Philae in 396 A.D
-In the beginning they were carved in stone and colored.
-Mainly used for formal in scripts on the walls of temple and tombs.  

Hieratic

-A simplified and abbreviated form of the hieroglyphic script in which the people, animals and object depicted are no longer easily recognizable
- Written from right to left.

Demotic

- Developed from a northern variant of hieratic script in around 660 BC
- Used for writing business,legal,scientific,literary,and religious documents.

Look at my Log book ^_^

Hey Everyone

here are few pages of my log book 

have a look

Just tried making few of their hieroglyphic characters. 

Osiris written in hieroglyphs 

 He was classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers at either side, and holding a symbolic crook and and flail.

   Thoth was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, 

                                                                      

Glimpse of History

The Egyptians themselves affirm that their history began with the realm of osiris. Osiris, god-king and man is remembered as a king of immense goodness and wisdom,who taught them how to profit from damage wreaked by the floods, how to keep the destruction of the dessert perticular and with the wise Thoth taught them writing and art.Thoth was one of the deities of the Egyptian pantheon, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him.

The Egyptians say that it was god Thoth who taught them writing  during the reign of Osiris.

"Osiris...was successively god of the Nile, a life-giver, a sun-god, god of justice and love, and finally a resurrected god who ruled in the afterlife....