Journal Postings: Jason Noble
| (09/01/08): August Entry |  Things are wrapping up pretty well in terms of receiving outside commission work. I was recently informed that the Wisconsin Alumni Association on campus is interested in having me design and produce their "forward under forty award" for the next few years. As a reference, I posted a picture of the award I designed for the asscociation last year. |
| (07/23/08): June/July Entry |  I also wanted to post an image of the commission I completed recently for the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The image to the left is a commemorative retirement booklet for the University's Chancellor. I was asked to make the medallion in the middle and the clasp on the right side of the book and repeat the process three more times for three additional booklets. |
| (07/22/08): June/July Posting |  To the left and above, I have posted two new pieces. The piece to the left is a pewter "Sippy Cup" while the piece located above this posting is a silver "creamer packet". Both pieces were constructed from sheet and fabricated by means of soldering, fusing, scoring and folding, and plannishing. |
| (07/22/08): June/July Entry |  The silver creamer packet. |
| (06/09/08): May Entry |  I have a few new images to post of more recent work. To the left is a pair of forged sterling silver fast-food chopsticks. |
| (06/09/08): May Entry(cont.) |  I apologize. The image to the left contains the sterling silver fast-food chopsticks. The image below and above this posting depicts two views of the second most recent completed piece. The object is a shot glass made of sterling and fine silver. The silver shot glass is a perfect replica of its more common glass counterpart. The entire piece is made from flat sheet that has been raised, planished and soldered together. Therefore, the shot glass is hollow, so as to maintain an equal weight to that of its glass cousin. |
| (06/09/08): May Entry(cont.) |  Second view of the silver shot glass. |
| (05/07/08): April Entry | | I received another commission from the Alumni Association on campus and have been spending the last few weeks designing, making, and finishing that piece. I've enjoyed these opportunities because they have given me the opportunity to begin to judge the financial value of my work and my time. Its amazing how $200.00, for example, can seem like a lot of money when beginning a commission, but can end of being almost worthless after the completion of an overly time-consuming piece of work. I'll post pictures as soon as I can. |
| (04/03/08): March Entry |  To the left is my most recent piece titled "enameled knork." The piece is a silver reproduction of the more common plastic knork which is used as a knife/fork combination eating utensil. The handle of the knork has been plique-a-joured using transparent enamel. |
| (03/01/08): February Entry |  Yet another piece in the nine-piece series. The picture to the left is the world's first sterling silver juice box! |
| (01/27/08): January Entry |  To the left is a picture of the space I have available for doing my work as well as a close-up picture of some of my hand tools and accessories. Also, I wanted to mention that I recently designed a personal website for advertising myself and my work. The site has most of the work I did as an undergrad as well as larger pictures of the work included in my proposed body of work. If you'd like to check it out, you can find the site at www.jasondavidnoble.com |
| (01/27/08): January Entry |  Second Image |
| (01/03/08): December Entry |  Hello! To the left, I've included an image of my first commissioned piece as a graduate. The image is a prototype of the final piece, which will actually be not one, but a set of 25 medallions for an award commissioned by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. |
| (12/02/07): November Entry |  Attached is an image of my latest piece in the proposed body of work; a forged a fabricated sterling silver spork. |
| (11/01/07): October Entry |  Here are two new images of recent work. The piece to the left and bottom is a dixie cup fashioned from sterling silver. The image to the bottom depicts the interior of the cup which contains a plique-a-jour enameled dixie logo at its base. |
| (11/01/07): October Entry |  Interior View of Dixie Cup |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  Just wanted to display a few images of a piece in progress. The attached photograph is an image of the piece in soldered segments before planishing. |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  The attached image shows the segments planished. |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  The attached image shows the piece in flux. |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  The attached image shows the piece after all soldering has been completed. |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  And finally, the attached image and the one that will follow displays the finished piece. |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  Oh, and I forgot to point out the enameled Rubbermaid logo, which can be more easily seen in this photograph. If I haven't already mentioned, the enamel is transparent, so I decided to gold leaf the interior of the dome. This allows light to enter the glass and reflect back out towards the viewer. |
| (10/03/07): September Posting |  I also wanted to display an image of the photography equipment I've managed to purchase with the fellowship and the setup I've constructed for taking my own slides. The two bright lights in the background are umbrella flood lights and the iron stand with a curtain around it is my light box. The camera is insterted between the opening in the curtain. This makes sure that the reflective surface of my work does not pick up every object in the room, including myself. |
| (08/29/07): August Entry | | As of now, things are moving along quite well. Tools and supplies have arrived as I need them and anticipated projects are underway. In addition to the necessary forseen tools outlined in the projected budget, I've even been able to set aside a little money in order to improve my slide taking abilities. As all of us know, hiring a professional photographer to photograph one's portfolio work can be extremeley expensive. I've been able to take my own photographs in the past, but with borrowed equipment. Its amazing, however, what one can do with the right lighting accessories. In addition, since I place such a great deal of emphasis on process, I've been taking step by step photographs of at least one of the pieces as it progresses. Those photographs should be up once a finished slide is taken. |
| (07/03/07): Windgate Fellowship | | Just thought I'd post an image displaying the plans for my first piece. The piece will be a continuation of the work I began as an undergraduate. In short, I will be appropriating traditional vessels and/or utilizing the techniques and values associated with their production and updating them for contemporary use. The image attached to this post is the basic layout for the first piece. Basically, I am making a Tupperware container formed from sterling and fine silver and finishing it off with a plique-á-jour enameled Rubbermaid logo. You may ask; why would you put so much time into an object that is so ordinary? I’ll tell you why. The holloware that is predominantly utilized in today's society is limited to that of ordinary, plastic, reusable containers or paper disposable fast-food cups. It's on rare occasions that we pull out the fine silver utensils, platters, and elegant serving pieces for dinner when, in fact, these items were once commonplace, even handed down from one generation to the next. If one does own such a collection, the work is often machine made, silver coated, and may hold no greater value than that which can be found at pottery barn. Therefore, the connection between craftsman and patron is lost. The pieces I make display evidence of their hand-made origins, thus the enameled logo. Numerous universities across the nation are discontinuing their metalsmithing programs, threatening traditional methods and ideals and placing them in even further danger of obsolescence. I hope to remind the viewer that a piece made by hand and of precious metal offers so much more than that which is made of plastic and/or by machine. |
| (07/03/07): Design for First Piece |  Okay...the image for the design of the first piece should be attached to this post...hopefully. |
| (07/01/07): Windgate Fellowship | | So far, everything is going along as planned. I've begun purchasing the necessary tools and supplies that will allow me to begin the proposed body of work outlined in my application. I can't begin to tell you what an amazing feeling it is to walk into a tool store or browse through an online catalogue with the actual intent to buy rather than simply adding items to an already overloaded wish list! Furthermore, I have drawn up plans for the first piece and will begin production within the next couple of days. I'm already realizing that just because I'm done with school doesn't mean that my days will be replaced with nothing but free time to make work. I've had to quickly learn how to reorganize my time and sufficiently balance the time I spend working to pay bills and working to make art in the studio. Also, I thought I’d let you all know some good news. One of my pieces that I submitted in my application for this fellowship ("Pewter Teapot") is going to be included in Lark Books’ new publication, "500 Metal Vessels", due out this winter! I’ll keep you all updated on any further art related news in my life and especially as I make progress on this fellowship! |
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