{"product_id":"morphology","title":"morphology","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eExisting boldly for the sake of it. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 925 Sterling silver vessel ‘Morphology’ was my major project when finishing my BA Hons. degree at Kent Institute of Art and Design, in Rochester Kent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI had some initial problems with the silver hand-raised pods cracking in the hammering process, and eventually ended up spinning the pods instead of using the hand-raised ones. Time was of the essence and I didn’t want to spend an additional week on something that may or may not come together for the final stages of my piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI documented the pods at the stage when I chose to scrap them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking back on them now I wish I would have saved them and used them in a ‘decomposing’ project where the brittleness of over-heated silver could have been celebrated; as the material showcases some wonderful ‘vulnerability’ in the images below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs much as the vessel was created based on its shape and forms’ impact on its surroundings, it can also be used as a vase. The sloths in the pods were created to celebrate the part of a flower we forget about and don’t showcase. The stem, the root.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vessel was a celebration of ‘where all things derive from’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEllinor Stenroos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCleaning : dust with dry cloth, remove tarnish with liquid silver polish + cotton ball.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ELLINOR STENROOS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29436720349271,"sku":"","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0180\/4007\/products\/341198_10150424256159620_2048699969_o.jpeg?v=1584828320","url":"https:\/\/www.bydade.com\/products\/morphology","provider":"DADE LOFT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}