Dylon Whyte.

The third person I Am am going to talk about is Dylon Whyte. He is a chainmail artist, born in Toronto Canada. His influence by creative environments started even before he knew who he was. Chainmail was created in the middle ages as Armour that used small metal rings joined together to create protective clothing for use in the battle (see fig 1). He grew up in a childhood filled with colors, smells, textures and the experiences raised by a fine artist. For him, this meant discovering the innovation of art and applying it to his own life. He found a new outlet in making jewellery out of chainmail (see fig 2).

Figure 1 - Dylan Whyte, the chainmail artist. Figure 2 - Different pattern chains that he designs. According to him, "weaving the chain is a relaxing experience that borders on Zen meditation and aspects of soothing pattern recognition. You tend to pick up a great deal of discipline and patience along the way". (Whyte 2016) has his focus on making chain patterns with applied art. In his work, I look at the variety of patterns, styles (see fig 2). I have learned that there is no boundary in terms of being creative. This type of work inspires me to create a version of my Xhosa bling jewellery.