(RE)MEMBERING

Remembering an on-going project, is part of a new direction- exploring boundaries of what can be considered jewelry. In this work I find individualsl with permanent scars on their bodies, usually scars with an unfavorable memory. I transform these scars into objects of contemplation/beauty by gold-leafing their subtleties. The result is a visual transformation into a form of wearable art/jewelry. The photographic images are a way of memorializing the transformative event. I have completed 15 of these transformatinos to date. A solo exhibition was recently mounted and includes large-scale prints of the transformations (7 feet by 3 feet) and a symphony of voices (audio recordings of the participants) remembering the day the event occurred - which plays ambiently in the installation environment.