rings rings rings!

Whenever it comes to jewelry I don't usually even bother to attempt to find something that I like or would actually wear unless I make it. I guess you could say I am really picky about any kind of accessories because I don't really like things that draw people's attention, maybe that's just me. I like keeping my entire look from head to toe as simple yet well put together as I can. Recently I started opening up more and more to the whole idea of wearing more accessories such as watches, necklaces, and even rings.

Asos is currently my favorite online store at the moment after having recently purchased my chelsea boots that I never take off. I decided to browse through the accessories page to see what I found and to my surprise I found these two rings that I immediately fell in love with. The first one was a plain black dimension ring and the other one was a brass color wolf ring. I decided to order these and after a few weeks of waiting patiently I finally got them in the mail today! Can't wait to wear them tonight!!!
Here are a few pics of them:

 [Black Dimension Ring]

 [Wolf Head Ring]

*both rings were purchased at www.asos.com

D.I.Y. Balenciaga Geometric Silver Necklace.

I was browsing through some of my favorite lookbook's a while ago and came across Romain Le Cam's. I have always loved his simple yet unique style and I saw that on one of his looks, he was wearing a Balenciaga geometric necklace. Since I am crazy about geometric pretty much anything and I recently started creating jewelry, I decided to make my own version of this pendant that I will share of how to make!

[Original Balenciaga Pendant Worn by Romain Le Cam.]

 

What you will need:

• 18 gauge galvanized steel wire
• Wire Cutters
• Strong clamp & table
• Electric power drill (optional)
• Any chain of your choice

How to do it:
When one hears the word 'geometric', they automatically think of math and complexity and most times avoid it but this DIY is not complicated at all. Here's how to start:

• Cut two pieces of the wire (the length doesn't matter just make sure its at least longer than one foot)
• Put the two wires in the drill where the drill bit goes
• Clamp the other end of the wires to your table very securely
• Turn on drill and this will braid your wire (you can use more pieces of wire depending on how thick you want the pendant)
• Trim braided wire so that it measures to be one foot long
• Bend wire into the shape of the pendant
• Slip chain into the upper part of the chain
• Wear around your neck and look just as cool as me and Romain! 

Here are my results:

 

[you can also make the pendant out of any metallic material and even spray paint it any color you want since steel takes paint very well!]

manipulating metal.

Last semester I decided to take a jewelry and metals class. I have always been a huge fan of metal and was curious to how people were able to work with such a strong material. Rivets, texture hammers, torches, sinking, and many others were terms I had never even heard of in my entire life. The transition from and cutting cardboard with your x-acto knife to annealing a sheet of metal with a torch was intimidating at first but I was able to get used to it in no time.

Our first official project in that class was to create a series of earrings made out of copper sheet with a concurrent theme. Since my style is very geometric and I like making very sharp things it was a bit of a challenge designing three pairs of earrings that would not stab your neck or severely wound you. I was able to design and create something wearable but at the same time made something I was proud of. Here are some photos of my final product. Hope you like them!!!

[All earrings are available for sale. Contact me via email if interested in purchasing. kenovepd@gmail.com]

exploring the three-dimensional world.

Last year I took a class called three-dimensional design which was one of the general education requirements that I needed for my major (graphic design). The overall purpose of this class was to teach us artists and designers how to think outside of the two-dimensional world and explore the three-dimensional world. Even though most general ed classes tend to be a drag because most of the material that they teach you is useless, I actually enjoyed this one very much. Some introductory projects included building simple boxes and other three-dimensional structures. After having made a few models throughout the course of the class, I discovered that I really loved to make things out of illustration board.

Illustration board is basically a nicer version of thin cardboard. I am obsessed with making things with this material because it is very clean, easy to cut, and work with in general. It also comes in every color imaginable and if you want a custom color, it takes the application of paint very well. Here is a lamp I made for my final project in this class. It was constructed out of solid black sheets of illustration board, white vellum paper, balsa wood sticks to hold the panels together from the inside, and a light kit I purchased at the home depot.

[Lamp]

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collaboration with catwalk.

A little over a year ago when I first started making three-dimensional pieces I was scouted by a group of people that were producing a well known fashion show here in Tijuana called Catwalk Tijuana. The theme that they were going for in this edition of their fashion show was something along the lines of geometry and fashion. I have always been very drawn to the fashion industry myself and when I was approached to collaborate with them I simply had to take the offer.

My task was to create three pieces that would be used as props for their campaign ads. I was asked to make a prop for the background and two accessories; one for a male and one for a female model. Here are a few photos of the result.

[Clutch]

 

[Head-piece]

[Crystal Sculpture]

[Catwalk Ad Campaign]

catwalk photo & ad credit: Mario Aragon.

meet kenove.

Hello visitors. Before I started posting I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Jorge Corona, better known as Kenove and I am a visual artist from Tijuana, Mexico. I created this blog to show people the things I design and create. I love working and experimenting with many types of different materials such as metal, wood, illustration board, and many others. I guess you could say my style is a little bit of geometric with a mix of futuristic. I love designing pieces that are unique and different and that you wouldn't normally see in your everyday life. I hope you enjoy my pieces as much as I do making them.

 *All photos and pieces in this blog are taken and made by me unless otherwise mentioned.

Oh by the way, this is me. 

 photo credit: Carlos Galvan.