The good folk here at Glen Echo Park have been kind enough to give me a one-woman show in their main gallery for the month of July. The show, When the Silver Speaks, Stories in Wearable art, will draw from spiritual and social, personal, and women’s issues.
One of the pieces I am working on is a necklace that features a spent round from my father’s 21 gun salute. It will incorporate a traditional blacksmith element (the open cage), a handmade woven chain, a garnet (bullet) and semi-representational depiction of the american flag. Intended to honor his memory and those that serve their country, it also is meant to provoke thought around the notion of virtue (or lack of) in hyper-patriotism and war.
Other titles in the works for the show:
- Haitian Shorts
- Addictions
- Birthright
- 99 Brunello
- Loss of Life
- First Coverings
- Ashes to Ashes
- Finding One’s Self (painting & pendant)
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