Symbols and icons are a language all on their own. Although each individual viewer can interpret them based on their own experience, the overall narrative of the symbol is the same. I have created individual allegories worn on the body. These totems, enhanced by textures and rhythms, possess energy that ceremonialize life and natural beauty: each composition is a distinct and tangible poem. When worn, the jewelry allows the individual to make an independent statement without physically saying anything at all.
The idea of using body adornment as a statement is as old as human history. You have quite a tradition to build on and have taken this idea in a unique direction. I very much like your poetry analogy which I can't help but relate to your textile and text pieces. Do you anticipate a deliberate relationship between the two bodies of work in the future?
ReplyDeleteThank you. No, I have not yet pursued any of my ideas of mixing the two medias although I plan to in the future.
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