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JEWELLERY FROM SPICES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


Creating cultural encounters within an intercultural group, developing. green skills, awareness raising about environmental protection

KEYWORDS

  • recycling

  • visual heritage

  • visual creation


  • jewellery making

DURATION

Minimum 2 hours




SKILLS

  • manual skills

  • craft skills

  • green skills

  • intercultural skills

PREPARATION

Watch tutorials and try out the technique before the workshop:


TOOLS AND MATERIALS

  • Colorful spices

  • Small plastic containers

  • Smartphones

  • UV resin in small portions, one per participant

  • Spices and grains collected from home

  • Small plastic bottles to hold the spices

  • Wooden sticks to mix species with resin

  • Pliers - Jewellery findings such as hooks for earring

  •  hoops for pendants and bails

  • Silicone mats and plastic gloves

  • Hoops of different forms made of metal

  • Small UV lamps or a place exposed to sunlight

  • Tongs

  • Driller or needles

DESCRIPTION


  1. Introduction and Exploration of Spices: - Collect as many types of spices as possible from various regions, countries, and cultures. Encourage participants to bring their favorite spices as well. - Ask them to introduce themselves by sharing their name and the name of their spice in their own language, and then repeat it in the local language. - Have participants smell each other's spices and guess their origin. - Ask participants about the use of their spices and how they might imagine combining them with other flavors or dishes. Encourage them to share any memories associated with the spices. - Invite the participants to explore the textures of the spices through macro photography. Help them capture the spices' visual nuances from a different perspective, and consider using a tiny microscope for an even closer look. To learn more about the use of a portable microscope, check out the RE-CULT micro lesson at https://youtu.be/9Otc_6q4BfU?si=JUjFkliBnNOdb0O4. For tips on how to take macro photos, go to https://www.re-stor-e.com/exploring-materieals-in-macro-mode.


  2. Creating Talismans or Jewellery: Instruct and guide the participants through the different steps of this activity. Participants will: - Place one or more metal findings on a silicone pad and create an original composition. - Put a little bit of pigment or finely powdered spice into a plastic cap. - Mix it with a small quantity of UV resin. - Fill out the finding placed on the silicone pad gently and carefully. - Place the talisman under the UV lamp for 1-2 minutes to harden it. When done, turn it gently and dry the backside for 1-2 minutes as well. If no UV lamp is available, put it directly on a sunny surface and keep it there without touching for 10-15 minutes on both sides. Be careful not to move the piece while the resin is still liquid. - Peel off the exceeding resin from the backside gently while it is still not hardened. - Make a hole into the talisman with a thin drill bit close to the edges. Participants need to be careful with the drill and place the talisman on a solid surface. The talisman can also be pierced with a needle when the resin is not entirely hard yet. - Place the bail into the hole and tighten it with pliers. - Put it on a metal chain to transform your talisman into a pendant.


  3. Documentation: Instruct participants to take some photos of each other while wearing their creations. For visual illustration of the process, visit https://www.re-cult.eu/migrating-objects. Alternatively, you can also use a molding technique, just like in the worry beads' creation process. For technical details, watch the RE-CULT micro lesson at https://youtu.be/Xcsl5IkohB0?si=0lWVQrLzfJCxyLA3 or check the RE-CULT learning platform at https://www.re-cult.eu/migrating-objects.

BLENDED ELEMENTS/TUTORIAL

  • Collecting spices individually at home

  • Video tutorials (see below)

TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Participants learn about recycling techniques, gain skills in crafting.

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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