Abstracting the Chatelaine

Childhood Necklaces 2012

This series of necklaces is an exploration of my own childhood and family narrative. Using photos from my childhood as guides, I selected different objects or actions that I remembered clearly. By abstracting some, and making literal translations of others I played with the significance of different memories, as well as suggest our how perspectives alter as we grow.

Abstracting the Chatelaine 2011

chatelaine |ˈSHatlˌān| a set of short chains attached to a woman's belt, used for carrying keys or other items.

This body of work is my exploration into abstracting the chatelaine. A dialogue is initiated between the utilitarian objects and those that have an implied utility. Combining these parts gives both more significance than they would have individually. The duality of this relationship is punctuated with a heightened sense of legibility and ambiguity in the objects’ final composition.