breathe
sterling silver, repurposed thrift store clothing, found wood, rose quartz, silk string
4 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 5/8" (pendant; chain 20"); photographed by Doug Yaple
2017
sterling silver, repurposed thrift store clothes; 3 1/2" x 4" x 3/4"
photographed by Doug Yaple
2011
sterling silver, repurposed thrift store clothes
3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3/4"; photographed by Doug Yaple
2016
sterling silver, repurposed plastic grocery bags; 4" x 2 1/4" x 1"
photographed by Doug Yaple
2012
sterling silver, repurposed plastic grocery bags; 4" x 3 1/8" x 3/4"
photographed by Tom McInvaille
2011
sterling silver, fine silver, reclaimed wood from the Wawona Schooner, beach glass from San Juan Island (WA), freshwater pearls, silk string
5" x 1 1/8" x 3/8"; photographed by Doug Yaple
2017
sterling silver, fine silver, reclaimed wood from the Wawona Schooner, beach glass/rocks/shell from San Juan Island (WA), freshwater pearls, silk string
photographed by Doug Yaple
2017
sterling silver, 18k gold, recycled glass, freshwater pearls from thrift store,
9 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 7/8"; photographed by Doug Yaple
2016
sterling silver, repurposed plastic grocery bags, antique Victorian glass button, freshwater petals from thrift store
2 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 1/2"; photographed by Doug Yaple
2016
As an artist working with adornment, I am particularly interested in the relationship between object and wearer. In my jewelry I explore the creation of self-awareness and the transformation of intimate physical understandings of the body.
Is it possible to evoke the act of breathing in a static object through material choices? How might this tune the wearer into the power of their breath? This group of wearable objects explores these and other questions about the body in motion, and the intimate and personal interaction between the wearer and the object.