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Above, Cepaea Necklace, enamel, copper, sterling silver, leather, 10 in x 10 in x 2 in, 2025
Above, Cepaea Necklace, enamel, copper, sterling silver, leather, 10 in x 10 in x 2 in, 2025
Pearlescence, enamel, copper, sterling silver, pearls, silk, 12 in x 8 in x 2 in, 2021
Pearlescence, enamel, copper, sterling silver, pearls, silk, 12 in x 8 in x 2 in, 2021
Oocyte necklace enamel, copper, sterling silver, 12 in x 8 in x 1 in, 2020. The six pendants are removable and can fully close inward on themselves.
Nestleate, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 12 in x 12 in x 1 in, 2020. Each pair folds together, but unfurls to encircle the wearer's neck. Like family members.
Pollen Collar, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 12 x 9 x 1 inches, 2015. Have you ever experienced the chartreuse downpour that is spring amongst the oaks?
Boutonniere (front and back views), enamel, copper, sterling silver, pearls, 3 x 3 x .5 inches, 2016
Accretion (front, reverse), enamel, copper, sterling silver, 4 in x 3 in x 2 in, 2018. It wears like a barnacle. The underside reveals new life. Collection of Anne Havel.
Torsion (front and back views), enamel, copper, sterling silver, 4 in x 3 in x 1 in, 2018. What gains a breath at low tide?
Mycorrhizal Necklace, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 12 x 12 x 4 inches, 2014
Lichen Brooch, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 3 x 3 x .5 inches, 2013
Corsage, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 5 x 3 x .3 inches, 2013
Red Fungus Brooch, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 2 x 3 x .5 inches, 2013
Wedding Set, sterling silver, cast glass, 2 x x 1 inches, 2015
Fossil, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 9 x 11 x 1 inches, 2015. All the enamel drawings are tiny self-portraits with an imagined snuggling visitor.
Wound Up, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 12 in x 10 in x 3 in, 2017
Rendezvous, enamel, copper, sterling silver, wood, 11 in x 10 in x 1in, 2017
Gastropoda, enamel, copper, sterling silver, gold, 20 in x 3 in x 2 in, 2012. The one that started the series. Inspired by a visitor while gardening with my daughters. The snail crawled all over my sketchbook. They move pretty fast when you are trying to draw them.
Mother of Pearl , enamel, copper, sterling silver, silk, 10 in x 10 in x 1 in, 2017. Push down on the larval spring pin to open the bivalve clasp.
Dissemination, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 15 in x 1 in x 2 in 2018
The Undesirables Exhibition at Riverworks Gallery, Greenville, SC, 2018, curated by Gallery Director Fleming Markel. Other venues have included: Mesa Contemporary Arts Musuem in Mesa, AZ, the Fitton Center for Arts in Hamilton, OH, and the Greenville Center for Creative Arts in Greenville, SC. In this work, shapes and imagery combine to become physical manifestations of acceptance of mortality. I find beauty in the forms associated with decay, signifying the unending cycle of life and rebirth of which we are all a part. Read the whole artist statement here.
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