Life Under a Rock

"Two"
brooch 2007
electroformed copper, enamel, carved turquoise, carved tagua nut and sterling silver.
photo: ken yanoviak


"Lone"

brooch 2007
electroformed copper, enamel, carved pink turquoise and sterling silver.
photo: ken yanoviak

treasure

brooch 2007
silver, electroformed copper, enamel, found objects.
photos: ken yanoviak

transformation of my profile.

projection


brooch 2007
enamel, copper, sterling silver, gold.
photo: ken yanoviak

Angelito, a Mourning Portrait.

brooch 2006
electroformed copper, enamel, sterling silver, 18k gold and gold leaf.
Photo by Ken Yanoviak

“Angelito, a Mourning Portrait” is my interpretation of a traditional piece of mourning jewelry. When children are subjects of funerary portraits, they are often depicted as little angels; in Mexico they are known as “angelitos”. The life of a child is such a precious thing, and in return the death of a child is horrific. This is why I chose to replicate a plaster cherub face to depict death. There is a fragility about the small face, lovingly held in its setting like a precious gem, that evokes the feeling of an ephemeral life.
To miniaturize the form to make wearable I used the 3-D scanner and printer, technologies answer to molding and casting. I then electroformed the resin print out in copper and removed the resin leaving a copper shell to enamel on. Like a painter, with subtle use of color I was able to capture the feeling of life slowly fading out of his face.

brooches for maude

sterling silver, 18k gold, sand, pill and sprout, spring 2006

Electroforming

"moon rock brooch"

brooch 2006
copper, cut stones.
photo: ken yanoviak


"xenophoria V"

2006
copper, found objects.
photo: ken yanoviak

Brooch for Babcia

silver, enamel, copper.
spring 2006

Gold Project

Brooch
Spring 2006


18k gold, moving elements.

gear series

Factory Banquet 2005
brooch
silver, fire opal, peridot and tourmaline. moving elements.

belt buckle
silver, bronze, copper.
moving elements.

ring
silver, moving elements.

Shoulder Brooch

Self Portrait Of My Shoulder. in this piece my goal was to recreate my shoulder in enamel on metal. it is a brooch to be worn on the shoulder. enamel, copper, glass, silver.
fall 2005


(back)

Xenophora Brooch

brooch 2005
copper, enamel, silver.

Spring 2005

Missing Button Brooch
silver, buttons.

Condom Box
silver, bronze, plastic, condom.
this piece started with a trip to the upenn museum. the assignment was to choose an item and then recreate it for modern use. i chose a tibetan charm box, they were used to house prayers or relics to ward off evil sprits and to keep people safe. so i began to think of things that people carry with them to stay safe in today's society. the first things to came to mind were guns and mace, but that only applies to selective groups of people. 86% of adult males are said to carry condoms with them on most days. stds can be a danger to someone from any walk of life, many are unseen to the human eye, and in most cases they hang around forever. stds are todayÂ’s equivalent of evil sprits.

silver, buttons, cut stones.

Earrings
silver, carved plastic.

silver, dirt, seedlings, found objects.