What Is Wearable Art?

Jewelry has traditionally functioned primarily as body adornment, religious symbols, or symbols of wealth and power. Starting in the late 1930s, metal artists around the World began exploring the creation of stand-alone pieces of art/sculpture that could also be worn. Some were (are) more practical to wear than others. I refer to my work as wearable art because from the simple to the complex, every piece is conceived around a concept, statement, or event that tells a story, subject to interpretation. That interpretation may also change depending on whether the piece is seen on or off the body. My goal is to make pieces of art that are wearable (and affordable) while speaking to both the hearts of the person wearing the work and the people viewing them.

For further reading about the concept of wearable art, please see the following links:

Wearable Art

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