Denise Julia Reytan

I was searching on Klimt02 and found Denise's jewellery is intructed me a lots. Those her works and statement I found from the webite.

Denise's Statement:
Exciting materials, bright colours, sensual materiality and extraordinary forms deeply fascinates me.
This fascination is the basis, the essential mix, upon which my jewellery is growing.

For me, my works are like poems on the body, a poetry in objects. Colours and shapes forming sentences and signs, playing and communicating together and merging into new formations.
Through the effect of colours, materials and shapes, an independent, artificial and self-explanatory image
should develop and turn the wearer into a breathtaking painting.

Furthermore, my necklaces are about the unconditional beauty of colours, shapes, materials and about decorative equality. My necklaces are made of materials which fascinate me, of objects from everyday life, consumption and the environment, which represents me, my culture and the time I am living in.

I am working in different directions and searching for ways to combine diverse disciplines like painting, installation, fashion, graphic and jewellery into something new. That helps me to reflect "authentic me" and the culture I´m living in.

The restrictions of conventional jewellery form the background against which I develop my own, individual language of form, trying to find a new definition of jewellery as well as a new place for it in today's society.

Moreover, I am questioning the boundaries between precious and non-precious. I am interested in the transformation of precious into non-precious and of non-precious into preciousness. But the question also is one about the ideal and intrinsic value of objects and their importance. For me jewellery is an inner expression, individual statement and an identification of the own personality.

Material research!!!

Test Material
1.RTV Silicone,ZA 40 Thixo

ZA 40 THIXO FAST - this is a very solid silicone rubber, which can be applied to the skin to create the shape of the face, hands or other parts of the body. Rubber vulcanised quickly at room temperature and accurately conveys the shape of the body of any initial model - better and faster than with any alginate.

Unlike alginate forms, suitable only for a single use, flexible shell mold of ZA 40 THIXO FAST has been successfully used in multiple fills most complex and exotic products.

 For the casting of final products manufactured in the form of ZA 40 THIXO FAST, you can use molding materials based on polyurethane, polyester and epoxy resins, gypsum, both conventional and polymer, various types of concrete, the mixture for the production of ceramics, and other similar materials.

ZA 40 THIXO FAST in primary form, is RTV silicone rubber, consisting of two components (base and catalyst), which is cured at room temperature.

Mixing ratio	1 : 1
Viscosity of the mix pre-catalisation	20000 cP
Working time at 23 °C (73 °F)	15’ - 20’
Setting time at 23 °C (73 °F)	3 h
Hardness Shore-A after 24 hours	40 ± 3 ShA
Tensile strenght	3.5 N/mm²	508 ± 29 psi
Elongation at break	320%	-
Tear resistance (Die B)	8 ± 1 N/mm	45 ± 6 ppi
Tear resistance (Die C)	11 ± 1 N/mm	62 ± 6 ppi
Reproduction of details	2 μm
Dimensional variation after 24 h	-0.05%

2. Latex Rubber

Latex is natural rubber extracted from rubber trees found
 mainly in Southeast Asia. To make this rubber usable as a
mold material, the raw rubber is usually processed with ammonia
 and water. Latex is almost always brushed onto an original
 model .
Advantages -- Latex is a one-component system (no
 weighing necessary) that is ready to use right out of the
 container. Latex is relatively inexpensive. Latex is an
 elastic mold rubber and molds are generally thin-walled, strong
 and exhibit good abrasion resistance. Because of its high elasticity,
 a feature unique to latex is its ability to be removed from a
 model like a glove. A latex mold will retain its shape after being
 repeatedly rolled up and away (and turned inside out) from an
 original model or casting – like a glove. Because of this feature
 and its resistance to abrasion, latex is commonly used for making
 “glove molds” in the reproduction of ornamental concrete (lawn
 ornaments and statuary). Latex molds are also good for casting
 wax and gypsum.


Disadvantages -- Low-cost latex products generally
 shrink – on the order of 10 to 20% depending on product.
 Making molds with latex rubber is slow and time consuming.
 Brush-on molds made with latex require as many as 20
 brush coats, with 4 hours of drying time between each coat.
 Time factor for making a brush-on latex mold is ten days or
 more. Many latex products have an ammonia odor (however,
 there are new latex products on the market with lower shrinkage
 and no odor). Latex molds are generally not suitable for casting
 resins.

3.Dragon skin 10 fast

Dragon skin 10 is a two part platinum silicone that has unbelievable tear strength with an incredible 1000% elongation at break its translucent so ideal for special fx props, appliances or a very tough mould skin.

Colour	Trans
Mix Ratio	1:1 by Volume
Hardness	10A
Pot Life	8 minutes
Cure Time	75 minutes
Specific Gravity g/cm3	1.07

4.Flex Foam-it X

A flexible PU foam that cures with a "skin" Flex-Foam X can be used to create soft puppets roll play weapons and props. It can be pigment with so strong tints (dries off white)

Colour	White
Mix Ratio	1:1 by Volume
Pot Life	50 seconds
Cure Time	2 hours
Specific Gravity g/cm3	0.18

what am I focus?

Back to the induction project, I was using tracing paper and films to design. I was focus on repeating 3D hollow cube. And my cube is from origami. And also, I was focus the concept of my induction pieces: secret and mystery. In the first module, I need clearly about what I am focus and my concept. Follow the induction module, I was think the advantage and disadvantage of my pieces. So I was decided pay attention on the form of the unit and repeating. As I am interesting in design wearable jewellery, I was going to research on the material which can make the form and can be wearable for a while. As designed wearable pieces and the way to design my work.I think I should follow the fashion and design fashion jewellery.So I need pay attention on choosing the color of my works. Including all the detail I was decided I will focus on straight line, color and structure.