http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adornment This is a link to a page that will give you some ideas about personal adornment. What does the word mean to you?
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Do any of these images give you an idea of what "personal adornment" might mean to you or someone else? What do they all have in common? What is different?
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Do any of these images remind you of anything you have or might have seen before? How were they made?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seashell
Bracelets, buckles, baskets, bangles, beads, clasps, combs and chains are all items of personal adornment that became part of our culture in America. What are their origins? What have we personalized about our own styles?
We will be discussion various forms of personal adornment and then making things that you create using prior knowledge of materials, learned techniques, and things that perhaps identify you either culturally, socially, or through your heritage.
Bracelets, buckles, baskets, bangles, beads, clasps, combs and chains are all items of personal adornment that became part of our culture in America. What are their origins? What have we personalized about our own styles?
We will be discussion various forms of personal adornment and then making things that you create using prior knowledge of materials, learned techniques, and things that perhaps identify you either culturally, socially, or through your heritage.