finding the ocean

Finding the Ocean-A Jewelry Journal
The heart does not wait for permission. The heart is the permission.

, November 2nd, 2023-January 27th 2024On June 20, 2012, I set out to collect a found object every day for a year, make a journal record of its origin and create a piece of jewelry from it. Two months in, I faced a second diagnosis of breast cancer. While not the initial impetus, the project became a primary resource for continuing in the face of uncertainty . In 2017, following a third diagnosis and relocation, I slowly began attaching the small journal entries onto larger pages. Through the work of photographing, expanding the text and adding images, I weave and embrace my relationship to time, place, healing and creativity. Each page is also a Fluxus style "score" ; so each piece can also be performed. In 2021, I began releasing the work by gifting pieces to 3 friends on their own healing journeys.
All jewelry pieces , photos and reproductions of journal pages shown below are available for purchase. Segments of project are available for exhibition.
Current: "Paper House" Piece No. 119, Florida Keys Council of the Arts Members Show, Gato Building, Key West, Fl, November 2nd, 2023-January 27th 2024
Upcoming: Kress Building Window Gallery, 500 Duval Street, Key West, Fl, Dec-Feb 2024-25

Gallery 1: Begin June 20 to July 4, 2012. No. 1 to 15

Gallery 2: Passage july 5 to 18, 2012. No. 16 to 29

gallery 3: Headlands July 19 to August 3, 2012. No. 30 to 45

gallery 4: Yard August 4 to 17, 2012. No. 46 to 59

gallery 5: Neighborhood August 18 to 31, 2012. No. 47 to 60

Gallery 6: Journey September 1 to 15, 2012. no. 73 to 88

Gallery 7: returning September 16 to 30, 2012. No. 89 to 103

Gallery 8: Circling October 1 to 15, 2012. no. 104 to 118.