Finding the Ocean-A Jewelry Journal
The heart does not wait for permission. The heart is the permission.
The heart does not wait for permission. The heart is the permission.
On 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 and journal pages available for purchase. Segments of project are available for exhibition.
Up coming:Peak's Island Maine, Summer 2024
Kress Building, 500 Duval StreetDec-Feb 2024-25
