over the past few semesters, I've been toying with the want to make discrete weapons for people wanting fashionable self defense. this is the idea that sprang to my mind, and following are some examples of the route i'd like to take this project idea.
- contrary jewelry
if the weapons idea doesn't fly, i'm also interested in doing jewelry in "Art Nouveau" style with an afro futuristic twist.
"Art Nouveau jewelry, popular from the mid-1890s until the early 1910s, is characterized by soft, curved shapes and lines, and usually features natural designs such as flowers, birds, and animals. The female body is a popular theme and is featured on a variety of jewelry pieces, especially cameos.
A close cousin of Arts and Crafts jewelry, whose motifs tend to be stylized and controlled, Art Nouveau jewelry favors stones such as agate, garnet, and opal, and techniques like enameling. Long necklaces made of pearls were common, as were sterling-silver chains punctuated by glass beads or ending in a silver or gold pendant, itself often designed as an ornament to hold a single, faceted jewel of amethyst, peridot, or citrine"
-collectors weekly
maayybe i can combine them both?
