THE Ô
WHICH SEARCH LED TO THIS HOLE?
THE SHAPE IS A QUESTION
ABOUT THE JEWELRY
Ô JEWELS IS A PROJECT
WHICH WAS NAMED IN 2018
WHILE RESIDING IN A VESSEL ON VIEW
OF THE UNITED STATES’
OLDEST AND LONGEST FUNCTIONING LANDFILL
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IT IS ALSO A SMALL RECKONING IN STRIDE OF OBSERVATIONS
FROM MANY YEARS WORKING IN FASHION, JEWELRY, AND THE ARTS
TO COLLECT, SORT, AND RESOURCE OTHERS DISCARDS.
IT HAS SINCE REELED IN ADDITIONAL EFFORTS.
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THE OUTCOME IS THE PRODUCT OF MANY
IN A TIER OF MAKERS THAT COULD STILL DO BETTER
INCLUDING THIS ONE
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Ô SHAPES • HOOKS • STUDS
MADE OF CONFLICT-FREE
SOURCED AND RECYCLED METALS;
INCLUDING
YELLOW BRASS
STERLING SILVER
18K GOLD
THROUGH 2022, CURRENT OFFERINGS
WERE CAST AND FINISHED BY TABA IN MANHATTAN
(no longer in business)
ALL OF THEIR METALS WERE SOURCED THROUGH
UNITED PRECIOUS METAL REFINING INC.
READ ABOUT UNITED’S SUPPLY CHAIN
DUE DILIGENCE POLICY
METAL ALLOYS
SOME JEWELRY IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE
WHOM HAVE METAL SENSITIVITIES.
YELLOW BRASS EAR HOOKS MELD INTO
925 SILVER AT THE PIERCING POINT
WHILE YELLOW BRASS STUDS
HAVE A 925 SILVER COMPONENT AND POST
ADDITIONAL METALS ARE
COLLECTED/FOUND/GIVEN/ OR NEWLY PURCHASED
INCLUDING 925 SILVER EARRING POSTS AND BACKS.
SOME ARE BY LUXLOCK™
SOME ARE SOURCED BY RIO GRANDE
STAMPED 925 SILVER
MADE IN THE USA
OTHER ELEMENTS
ALL BOROSILICATE GLASS ELEMENTS
WERE CONTRIBUTED
BY ARTIST EVAN CHAMBERLAIN.
EVAN’S WORK-IN-PROGRESS OCCASIONALLY
BREAK OR CRACK DURING COOLING, AND ARE DISCARDED.
SELECTED SHARDS WERE REHEATED VIA OXYGEN/PROPANE TORCH
TO CREATE A LOOPHOLE AND SOFTEN SHARP EDGES
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT.
ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
ARE LONG TIME COLLECTED/FOUND/GIVEN
OR NEWLY PURCHASED