From 25 September to 3 November 2015, for 40 consecutive days, Blandine made a necklace every day.

Day 1 – Mourning. Brass, paint, mesh fabric.

Day 3 – Off the grid. Upcycled aluminium, plastic, sterling silver, paint, thread.

Going organic 1 (Day 4). Neckpiece Eucalyptus pods and nuts

Day 5 – Measuring up. Upcycled brass rulers, carpenter pencil & brass.

Day 6 – Going around in circles. Wood, sterling silver.

Day 7 – Learning the ropes. Repurposed ropes, straps and metal.

Day 8 – Going organic 2. Eucalyptus nuts, sandalwood seeds, copper & thread.

Day 9 – Beached. Found ceramic, sterling silver, thread.

Day 10 – Domestication. Repurposed pegs & fence washers, organic lacquer, thread.

Day 11 – Folded Mokume. Sterling silver, copper, thread.

Day 12 – Framed. wood frames, found Lego piece, paint.

Day 13 – Off the grid 2. Repurposed aluminium, sterling silver, rubber, nylon.

Day 14 – Atout coeur. Playing cards, plastic, thread.

Day 15 – Fusion. Sandalwood seeds, wood, copper, thread.

Day 16 – Chain of fools 1. Upcycled rusted parts, washers, nuts and bolts.

Chain of fools 2. Necklace. “Best Interpretation of the Theme” award at “What Goes Around” exhibition.Repurposed found steel objects, paint. © Blandine Hallé 2015

Ad lib (Day 18). Pendant. Found object, brass, leather cord.

Going organic 3 (Day 19. Necklace.Eucalyptus nuts, thread.

Day 20 – Rouge comme un lumignon. Upcycled aluminium, LED lights, sterling silver, silvered metal, stainless steel.

Day 21 – Keyhole. Found object, brass.

Day 22 – Ceci n’est pas une pipe. Upcycled wood, metal, plastic.

Day 23 – Unchained. 18ct gold, sterling silver, thread.

Day 24 – Unruly. Repurposed ruler, pencil, eraser, paint brush, thread.

Day 25 – Mending. Sterling silver, thread.

Day 26 – Unfold multifold. Sterling silver, thread.

Day 27 – I love rivets. Upcycled Jarrah wood, brass.

Day 28 – 3D print. Paper, paint, colour pencil, thread.

Blossoming (Day 29). Neckpiece. Upcycled plastic, paper, paint, thread

Day 30 – Lateral thinking. Seeds, Jarrah wood, stainless steel cable.

Day 31 – Ode to Country. Paper, Quandong seeds, organic dyes, threads.

Day 32. – Learning flexibility. Sterling silver, thread.

Day 33 – My precious. Rusted found object, thread, brass

Follow the thread (Day 34). Pendant. Upcycled plastic, paint, thread.

Learning curve (Day 35). Neckpiece. Upcycled wood, sterling silver, threads

Going nuts (Day 36). Necklace. Eucalyptus pods, thread

Day 37 – Bright as a button. Repurposed button, jarrah beads, brass, stainless steel.

Day 38 – Rethink Perth Freight Link. Paper, cardboard, thread.

Day 39 – Safe and sound. Found rope, thread.

Day 40 – A ma maman, Clown sunglasses, thread.

For this project, Blandine used a great variety of materials, mostly upcycled and repurposed. At the end of each day, she would photograph the necklace, and  post the image on this blog together with the story and concept behind the title and the necklace. Blandine says about this project:

“What interested me initially was to create a momentum, a continuous focus in the creative process as well as in the making. It has been an amazing experience in strengthening my confidence in my own creative ideas and my ability to bring them to life into 3D objects. I marvelled at the power of giving up control, letting go and having fun.”

Pendant 40 jours consécutifs, Blandine a fait un collier chaque jour, du 25 septembre au 3 Novembre 2015. Elle a utilisé une grande variété de matériaux, la plupart “upcycled”.  A la fin de chaque journée, elle photographiait le collier, et affichait l’image sur son blog avec l’histoire et le concept du titre et du collier. Blandine dit au sujet de ce projet :

« Ce qui m’intéressait était l’idée de créer une dynamique, une focalisation continuelle dans le processus créatif ainsi que dans la fabrication. Cela a été une expérience formidable qui m’a permis de renforcer ma confiance en mes idées créatives et en ma capacité à leur donner  vie en tant qu’objets 3D. Je me suis émerveillée devant le pouvoir de renoncer au contrôle, de lâcher prise et de m’amuser. »