Flourish

Flourish is comprised of wearable objects and photographs. It deals with attraction and repulsion, exploring wealth, decoration, and taste. In 2016 I used historic pressing dies for costume jewelry to produce approximately 700 copper flourishes while in residence at the Jakob Bengel Foundation, a German jewelry factory established in 1873. The decorative swoops are constructed into gold-plated sculptures that interact with the body referencing bodily fluids expelled during states of repulsion, pain, and joy.