3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Mat board, unryu/lamali/tissue papers, hammered annealed steel
These earrings have three style variations, each using different colours.
The title of these cube-shaped earrings illustrates how differently colors can look, depending upon the colors they are paired with. Only a handful of colors are used, and the side of each cube has different pairings of colors. For example, red stripes look very different against a blue background compared with a pink background. The cubes rotate on their hammered wire circles so the wearer can choose which colors face out. The earrings are hollow so are lightweight to wear, and are finished with a clear sealant for protection.
Sally has drawn, painted, and created mixed media art all her life and is largely self-taught. She majored in psychology/minored in art history and literature at Northwestern University (1980) and received her MBA in marketing from the George Washington University (1983). After working in advertising and marketing in NYC and Boston for several years, Sally left corporate business to be a professional artist in1986. Her early work was in wood, mixed media, and found furniture/objects.
After learning traditional basket-making at the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, CT, Sally transitioned to wirework around 2000, making wire basketry and jewelry. For the past ten years, she has focussed on wire + paper, creating basketry, boxes, and jewelry.
Sally has been an art docent and taught mixed media and wire workshops extensively in public schools, summer camps, museums, and in her studio since returning to the Seattle area in 1995. She sells her work in galleries and museum stores across the United States.