2″ x .5 “, glass
It’s not fall yet, but it’s falling. The weather is chillier, one or two leaves have landed on the ground, but next week will be warm again, and the trees haven’t turned. I’ve plugged in my heated vest, and I’m preparing. This pendant is also getting set. Warm golds and some darks, but none of the vibrant colors that we’ll start to see in a few more weeks.
1″ x 2.5″, found objects
I’m involved in a lot of tricky conversations through my work. Certain topics are hard to discuss, and one of the ways I like to use art is to create spaces where we can talk about hard things. But other times I’m just not in the mood to talk. Head down, back to work. It’s nice to dive into something mindless and mundane, like sorting, carrying, and piecing, instead of chewing through community-level challenges. The bottom of this pendant reminds me of a skirt, and of the skirting that people put around the bottom of a bed to hide all the dust bunnies underneath. All of that dust is still there, but we can hide it for a little while.
1″ x 3″, glass and found objects
I sat down this week thinking about the chill in the air (sometimes) and how close Diwali, Hanukkah and the Christmas holidays are. So it was with simple, easy-to-sell for the holidays pendants in mind that I sat down with my materials. But once again, the materials took me in their own direction. Didn’t this piece look Egyptian? Glass like scarab wings would look lovely with the gold. Ooh! There are holes. I’d better hang someting from them! And so, this pendant joins a collection that are just flights of fancy. No deeper story, just fun to make.
2″ x 3″, found objects
Since having COVID more than year ago, I’ve been struggling with fatigue. When I’m awake I daydream about napping, and I sneak naps in between meetings, before pick-ups and even sometimes right after getting up in the morning. I’m thrilled to say that I’ve made it through a few different days without a nap, and it feels like real progress. This pendant didn’t start out being about sleep, but once that little circle went in the middle of what had been an ankh it became an open eye, a sign of hope for me right now.