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“Fabric Ring 4/7” Sterling Silver
“The Fabric Rings are symbolic of everthing home. Curtains, table runners, loads of laundry and blankets. All bringing comfort to a home and to the person living there.�
“This piece has every aspect of a couch that a necklace could have. The piece around the neck is representative of the arm of a couch, something you do when you go to relax or nap. The copper circles were chased and then enameled with decals on top. It is the exact
pineapple pattern that was on the couch. I made my own decals
from photopgraphs.�
“The Pineapple Couch”
Fabric, Copper, Enamel, Decals, Poly-fil
Cellar Door
Copper, Brass, Powder Coat
“This piece is represented of all the negative feelings I have for this house. The Cellar was the most negative thing in the house. It was 4 ft. high and had 2ft. of standing water most Springs. It was dark and only had one light that was in the center of the space. It was infested with spiders and frogs. I tried my best to avoid this place. The doors opened up to the outside which was most often the was we went into it because it provided me with the most light to see that there was nothing to harm me. The hooks on the inside represent my attachment but also my anxiety I had toward it.�
“Burn Barrel”
Copper, Found Object, Steel
“The color, the feeling, the sound, and the smell of a Burn Barrel bring me back to the house. Since we lived in the country we did not have a garbage man pick up our trash so we burned what we could. I used remnants of an old Burn Barrel and riveted them to a brooch to represent the memories associated with this object.�
“The idea of this piece goes back to when I first moved to Wisconsin into this house. My mom tried to get rid of an old tattered quilt I had brought from Minnesota and she had bought me this larger new quilt in exchange for that one. I was upset and refused to give it up. Eventually I did and that new quilt soon became the old tattered quilt I refused to give up 10 years later. The pieces fit together and cover the copper ring that is underneath the pewter, a Security Blanket so to speak. The pattern is the same pattern that is on the quilt.�
8 “Security Blanket”
Pewter, Copper, Steel
Ceramic/Enamel Brooches 3/12
Porcelain, Copper, Brass, Enamel, Decals,Steel
“These pieces represent the destruction of the house; the fact that it no longer exists and all I have now are the memories. The ceramic parts have images of the house in different directions whereas the copper has images of us kids living in the house. The juxtaposition of the two bring the whole piece together. The fact that the porcelain is broken and put together with copper show the lack of physicality of the object.�
Elizabeth Christianson Elizabeth Elizabeth Christianson Christianson Elizabeth was born in Minnesota. She moved to rural Wisconsin in 1999 when she was five years old. Elizabeth’s parents divorced in 2001 and in 2008 she moved out of her childhood home. This show is focused on the memories of her childhood home. Elizabeth enjoys working in every medium. She works often in non-ferrous metal. When doing jewelry, she loves to work with silver and she hopes to startworking with gold soon. In her metal work she has used fabric, copper, brass, sterling silver, and fine silver. She has recently gained interest in using enamel in her pieces. This allows her to combine her 2D work with her 3D work. During her college career she chose an emphasis in metal and jewelry making. One of her recent exhibitions was an international exhibition in New York City, title “30 under 30.�