Jewelry
2 Friendships
[2023] cardboard, paper, plastic, polypropylene, rubber (multimedia) 13.5" x 9.25" x 2.25"
The necklace is a tangible reflection of memories made on the shores of Lake Michigan, meticulously crafted from an assortment of plastics and trash collected during beach clean-ups. It serves as a meaningful memento of cherished moments spent with friends by the water's edge, symbolizing a deep connection to both the beach and the lake, both of which hold a special place in the artist's heart.
Friendship Bracelet
[2020] Nylon and Pony Beads
1980’s love songs are enthralled with obsessive admiration, desire, and longing for their lover, but what if we reimagined these obsessions from person-to-person to person-to-place or even place-to-place. I can imagine the dunes and Lake Michigan exchanging Dolly Parton’s “I will always love you” back and fourth as a way of tending to one another.
To help visualize this relationship, I made a 30 foot friendship bracelet out of pony beads and fishing line with all of Dolly’s famous lyrics. A friendship bracelet shows your care for someone (something) significant in your life and lives on that being until is falls off from long wear or is forcefully cut off. This is appropriate symbolism for the dune degradation along Lake Michigan’s shoreline and the fluctuating water levels; some changes being natural shifts in ecosystems and some changes being climate change and building developments.
