She believes that jewelry is the most intimate form of jewelry.
She calls them Skin Forms.
I believe that she is on to something.
I call them fascinating.
Bracelet made with flax, abaca paper, wire
Skin forms consist of skeletal structures formed of steel wire and covered with a skin of flax and abaca paper. Though it embodies the essence of jewelry, it has been transformed into a sculptural object that bears witness to its own history.
Neckpiece made with flax, abaca paper, wire
The Urban Landscape collection also moved me. You too?
I find them fascinating, but also disturbing. A little too much like the human-skin lampshades sold in WWII Germany…
I like them as well, but they disturb me also. But I like the idea of bearing witness. I would like to bear witness to my own history. Can I do that?