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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.
Above, Pearlescence (with clasp open and then closed), enamel, copper, sterling silver, pearls, silk, 12 in x 8 in x 2 in, 2021
Above, Pearlescence (with clasp open and then closed), 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 long enough to encircle the wearer's neck. Like family members. Detail views below.
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. Details below.
Accretion (front and back views), enamel, copper, sterling silver, 4 in x 3 in x 2 in 2018. A brooch to wear like a barnacle. The underside reveals the origins of life.
Dissemination, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 15 in x 1 in x 2 in 2018
Boutonniere (front and back views), enamel, copper, sterling silver, pearls, 3 x 3 x .5 inches, 2016
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?
detail of Pollen Collar
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
Rendezvous, enamel, copper, sterling silver, wood, 11 in x 10 in x 1in, 2017
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?
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. Details below.
Wound Up, enamel, copper, sterling silver, 12 in x 10 in x 3 in, 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.
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