Push Comes To Shove is a collection of wearable sculpture.
Wriggle
powdercoated copper, epoxy clay, epoxy resin
2"x1.25"x1"
Plop
powdercoated copper, epoxy resin, sterling silver
1"x1"x.5"
Dollop
powdercoated copper, epoxy resin, sterling silver
.5"x.5"x.5"
Scrunch
powdercoated copper, sterling silver
.375"x.25"x.25"
Wrinkle
powdercoated aluminum, sterling silver
3"x1.5"x1"
Shimmy
powdercoated brass, sterling silver
1.75"x.375"x.375"
Dangle
powdercoated aluminum, sterling silver
2"x.75"x.5"
Stretch
powdercoated copper, epoxy resin, sterling silver
2"x.375"x.375"
Undulate
powdercoated copper, sterling silver
1.75” x 1” x 1”
Stand
powdercoated copper, epoxy clay, sterling silver
2” x 1” x 1”
Drip
powdercoated copper, epoxy clay, sterling silver
2” x 1” x 1.25”
Bulge
powdercoated copper, epoxy clay, sterling silver
2” x 1.25” x 1”
Ballerina (custom gauge earpieces)
powdercoated copper, epoxy clay, epoxy resin, fabric
3.5"x1.5"x1.5"
Squeeze (brooch)
powdercoated sterling silver, epoxy clay
3.5"x1.5"x.75"
Cinch series (brooches)
powdercoated copper, epoxy clay, steel
sizes vary, approx 3"x1"x1" each
Slide series (neckpieces)
powdercoated copper and brass, rubber, steel cable
sizes vary from 3"-9" slides on 36" adjustable cables
The collection of wearable sculpture, Push Comes to Shove, is born of my sculptural work that references the body and concepts of repression/liberation — restraint/release. Bulging forms breaking free despite hard compression is a visual metaphor for the push we humans must inflict on the social restraints that threaten to squash us into submission. Ageist, misogynistic, political, religious… these constraints threaten to choke our voice.
Process follows concept: Stoic form is forced into undulation under pressure, malleable clay is cinched to the breaking point, slick epoxy fills cavities and brims over, metal becomes velvet through texture and color…
The work references abstracted body parts, sensual and unnerving….forcing us to question our value structure. Lumps and bumps, oozings and drips, thick folds and wrinkles...
What is beautiful? What is sensual? What is illicit?
What is acceptable?