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i began looking at pearls as they are an item of jewlellery that is timeless and classy. most women i know have a pearl necklace/bracelet

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i have a strong interest in how jewlery is typically depicted as feminine and can be a symbol of status

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Small scale paining done using a reference photograph of one of my friends

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Reference photograph taken looking at jewlerey and femininity

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Reference photograph used to create an oil painting

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this tiara was a huge focus for both origins and identity as it contains Celtic designs and a beautiful intricacy

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I made a replica of the Berlin Tiara from the Hunt to use in a series of still life arrangements. The berlin tiara contains Celtic motifs that I want to carry through my work

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Movie stills enacting a bereaved Royal widow

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this particular portrait of Rocha was an inspiration for me self portraits with what resembles a Victorian Mourning Veil.

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a small series of paintings created under the heading of Identity

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pearls were something i have carried through all four of the topics ot tye them together

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painting formatted into postcard dimensions to figure out which to use as the final image for printing.

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painting formatted into postcard dimensions to figure out which to use as the final image for printing.

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My inspiration for the name of my painting

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I chose to use "Five Hundred Thousand Voices" as the name for my final work to be printed.
This title is a line from a poem by Rupi Kuar that has stuck with me since i read it. It led to me thinking about all the influential and inspiring women that have come before me. How their sacrifice and fight has allowed me to be where i am today. to be in college, educated and a practicing artist i have to thank the women before me who paved the way.

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the use of shimmer and jewels in a lot of the works of Simone Rocha were a huge inspiration for me. there is a certain sense of empherality in all of her designs that i would like to carry through my work.

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sample idea of what my final images for this project would look on a gallery wall or home space