This was a collaborative piece with artist, Barbara Bowling who created a tiara, while I created a sash and a painted box with an etched mirror to display both the tiara and sash.
This is me modeling the tiara and sash:
And this is the painted box with the etched mirror which says “Forma Fugit” which means “Beauty is Fleeting.”
These are detail photos of the sash:
Here is the piece on display in the offices of Boise State Public Radio where the exhibition was held:
This jewelry box started out as a second-hand find with the feel of a shop class project — just a touch heavy handed to be commercially produced, and perfect for my repurposing as a “Second Helping.”
Every surface is painted with acrylic paint in patterns from the Gee’s Bend Quilts.
You can read more about this project on my blog on my post on December 1, 2013 called Second Helpings: Gee’s Bend Jewelry Box.
Click the image to see the Tarpestry book
