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A visit to South Africa, teamed with the travel challenge of making contemporary adornment with found objects only, resulted in two necklaces made from empty bullet cases.
I found the bullet cases in my father's workshop. A retired engineer, whose hobby as a gunsmith turned into a full-time career at the age of 58, has a rather large collection of different sized bullets. I took a liking to the shapes of the .307 Winchester and .303 British.
My father's hobby started around the time that I went to primary school so, having practically grown up with guns, I am comfortable around firearms and related paraphernalia. He does not use his guns for hunting and going target shooting would usually turn into quite the family affair. I thus felt it appropriate to photograph my mother wearing the bullet chain necklaces and in so doing share my experience of growing up with guns in a family environment.
A visit to South Africa, teamed with the travel challenge of making contemporary adornment with found objects only, resulted in two necklaces made from empty bullet cases.
I found the bullet cases in my father's workshop. A retired engineer, whose hobby as a gunsmith turned into a full-time career at the age of 58, has a rather large collection of different sized bullets. I took a liking to the shapes of the .307 Winchester and .303 British.
My father's hobby started around the time that I went to primary school so, having practically grown up with guns, I am comfortable around firearms and related paraphernalia. He does not use his guns for hunting and going target shooting would usually turn into quite the family affair. I thus felt it appropriate to photograph my mother wearing the bullet chain necklaces and in so doing share my experience of growing up with guns in a family environment.
