I walk into a kind of DaDa landscape - There's a wall of water held back by a dam. Along the banks of the river lays once constructed materials. These bricks and broken slate lay in disarray along the shore. Fire destroyed the factory. It now lays dormant on the shore. The kinetic force of the water entangle everything leaving a natural pattern of colors and hues of earth tones.
I collect these materials and use them to create jewelry and I collect bricks to tile our driveway. The beauty of this landscape is amazing. I feel the weight of history in this place.
By salvaging this material I am in fact cleaning the river. It's hard to imagine these sandy banks empty of bricks for they lay in the thousands - I think it's a good dream to have.
I form the slate into geometric shapes which then hang around the neckline to compliment these stones with a human form. I'm calling this work The Conservation Series.
They are for sale in my etsy shop. Enjoy!
