Treasure

This is a small body of work that was made in response to a beautiful collection of 19th and early 20th century jewelry that was discovered after the passing of one of the members of my family.  As I research the jewelry and its history, I uncover filial relationships and family milestones that were marked by the giving of jewelry.  I have photographed a number of these jewels and converted them to enamel decals through the silkscreen process.  These “jewel” images sit of the surfaces of organic “fleshy” forms, I have created, like a mark or tattoo on the body in the same way that family history marks and shapes who we are.