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# Project Description Hidden Harvest Joshua MacGregor Summary Final work I am a South London based jewellery designer who specialises in grillz and custom jewellery as well as CAD. I have had a passion for jewellery since before I started university and coming to UAL has allowed me to hone my creative potential. I am a South London based jewellery designer who specialises in grillz and custom jewellery as we... College Central Saint Martins Course BA (Hons) Jewellery Design Graduation year 2025 Survivors and martyrs of colonialism, the Maroons from the Americas shielded seeds within their canerows to sow for sustenance and cultural preservation. Joshua's collection harvests these traditions by memorialising ephemeral Black hair practices. His jewellery ornamentally venerates the body, not only embedding historical reference to the seeds but honouring Blackness against its longstanding dehumanisation. As an embodied extension of the transcendent potentiality of Black art, Joshua's work goes against the grain of neocolonialism. Interpretative Text by Thulile Mazosiwe BA (HONS) Culture,Criticism and Curation Final work Braided Chain This chain is a modification of a cuban link in which the surface of each link has a braided hair like texture. Seeds of Freedom Pendants Gold plated rectangular pendnats set with green and white cubic zirconia Unified Braid Ring Gold plated gilding metal set with red cubic zirconia Stone on the Crown Ring Green agate set between two merging braids Research and process Braid Process CAD This is the initial phase of how i created the braided structure in CAD that I used for all my pieces Share this project Survivors and martyrs of colonialism, the Maroons from the Americas shielded seeds within their canerows to sow for sustenance and cultural preservation. Joshua's collection harvests these traditions by memorialising ephemeral Black hair practices. His jewellery ornamentally v... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard
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