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Art You Can Display
Unlike my more wearable pieces, the first priority of the work here is to
communicate a concept. This type of work is commonly referred to as art
jewelry or conceptual jewelry. Think of it as wearable sculpture. Similar
to the more traditional art pieces, each piece is thoroughly researched and
developed, as well as having an artist statement behind it to help the viewer
understand my artistic intent.
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Astounding! Ho hum...
Sterling Silver, Photo Paper, Ball Bearings
2007
"Astounding! Ho hum..." reflects the changes that occur
in peoples attitudes about new things. The design of the
bracelet refers to an old Victorian toy called a
viviscope. The viviscope belong to a family of toys
(including the thaumatrope, zoetrope, and praxinoscope)
where the phenomenon of the persistence of vision was
explored and improved upon- eventually leading to the
cinema as we know it.
When the picture band is spun, the images of a person
raising their hands in amazement turns into the image of
a person yawning with boredom. The cycle repeats itself
endlessly expressing how new things are constantly
introduced and forgotten about.
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2006
This body of work explores objects as toys. The interaction
between the environment and the objects are vital to
understanding the work. Please click on the image or the title
to view more pieces from this body of work and read the artist statement.
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Free Range Human
Sticker Paper
2005
Jewelry is used as a label – a status indicator – in this world. Labels
come in different forms, from what shoes we wear to where we live. In this
case, a meat label is used to convey the subconscious meaning of being one
of the privileged few.
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Lone Islands
Sterling Silver, Copper
2005
The stillness inherent in a calm lake before the sun rises is captured in
this piece. Although it is non-functional wall art, the techniques used to
fabricate it are all from a traditional jewellery background. The
reflective lake surface is polished, and the trees and background have been
liver of sulfured to create the matt black surface. This piece makes you
feel as if all alone enjoying the quiet view. You can almost hear the
loon's in the background, letting us know that there are no other humans
present.
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Emergency Only
Sterling Silver
2005
When I came to Canada from my home in the States, I didn't find much of an
apparent difference at first. After I had been here for a few weeks, I
started to notice the little things that were different: Tim Hortons instead
of Dunkin' Doughnuts, Du Maurier instead of Camel Turkish Golds. Before I
moved up here, I had been smoking Camel Turkish Golds, but in Toronto, they
weren't available, so I switched to Du Maurier, which I didn't care for. The
"Emergency Only" cigarette holder is designed to hold one of the Camel
Turkish Golds, for when I really want my good cigarette.
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Graveyard Fence
Sterling Silver
2004
Fences are cool and so are graveyards. We should play in them more.
This piece explores the idea of playable jewellery. Although it is a
bracelet, its really a set in which imaginary zombies come out at night to
terrorize your boss, or the village, or the empire state building.
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Flower and Vine Ear Pieces
Sterling Silver, Cubic Zirconia
2004
These two ear pieces represent a different way of adorning the ear. The
flower is a twist on the "traditional" flower behind the ear, and the vine
explores the nature of the curling tendrils which allow it to grow further.
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Siren Hair Comb
Sterling Silver
2004
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Cat Collar
Sterling Silver, Moonstone
2004
This is a charm for good hunting given to a cat by its people for its first night out. The two
dead rats increase the kill count for the night and the moonstone helps the cat see and move
through shadows. On the back the name of the cat is written incase any misfortune should fall upon it.
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Vet Spoon
Forging Silver, Electrical Cable
2003
This is an unhappy spoon. It had survived the Great Food War of 12:00 pm. but during a daring raid,
it lost its limb. The field doctors were good, and saved the spoon by replacing it with rubber prosthesis.
The spoon was proud and happy until it returned to the silverware drawer, where the others treated
it as an outcast due to a shift in the political ideology. There were no support groups for this lone
veteran, and through the months of disuse, it became very depressed. The spoon's prosthetic handle grew
gradually more limp until it could no longer lift food to an open mouth.
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Growth and Decay Arm Band
Sterling Silver
2003
This arm band conveys the idea of growth and decay, using a stylized version of a vine in its
different stages of life; seedling, new growth, sparse growth, full growth, old growth, and decomposition.
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Pine Narrative
Sterling Silver, Nickel
2003
For this assignment, we had to make a piece based on a narrative, here is my narrative.
My boyfriend has always been one with the snow, and I hadn't enjoyed a good snowfall since I
was a kid. One evening as it started to snow heavily, I somehow found myself willingly out
in the snow, bundled up, and enjoying myself to the hilt. We ran around and made snow angles.
I tried to bury his dog (didn't work). When we ran out of breath we went inside, took of the
outerwear, and sat down to a deliciously filling dinner with his Mother. That night, I felt
like a kid again. The sensation has never quite gone away. Now when the snow falls i feel a
happy sense of expectation as i raise my arm to pelt another of my irritated friends with a
snowball.
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Bubble Wand
Sterling Silver
2002
This large bubble wand is fully functional. Just add bubble solution. The design of the head
is based off of Mucha's prints.
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