Pendants

We wanted to make a pendant that looked like a bone carving or pounamu using salt dough. We knew that we had to be more consistent with the shape and thickness of our work so it would dry better than our prayer stone prototypes. We all experimented with some designs. We found some were too complicated or intricate and didn't work well with salt dough. Shapes that were similar to mere or patu were the best. From our previous experience working with salt dough we knew it was quite fragile and was easy to break. So we decided that actually wearing our designs as pendants was not really a good idea. That is when we thought we would present them as wall hanging. As we had written our mihi earlier on in the term we thought putting the two things together would be even better. Here are some photos of the beginning of the whole process.