IMPAIRED VISIONS
This series illustrates that mass media images do not depict natural, normal nor real women as advertisers would have us believe; rather, they play on insecurities, presenting skillfully constructed fantasies designed to sell products by pressuring women to conform to limiting, fictitious and unattainable ideals.
Bio
Publications
Jewellery
Brooch 1997
4.3 x 6 x 4.7 cm
Nickel silver, coloured copper wire,
coated wire, cinnamon candy, hot peppers.
Knit, crochet.
Brooch 1997
4.3 x 6 x 4.7 cm
Nickel silver, coloured copper wire,
coated wire, cinnamon candy, hot peppers.
Knit, crochet.
Ring and brooch sculpture 1997
8 x 7.7 x 5 cm
Fine silver, coloured copper wire,
black peppercorns.
Knit, spool knit, crochet.
Ring 1995
8 x 2 x 1.7 cm
24k gold leaf, fine silver,
sterling silver, plastic.
Spool knit, wrapping.
Shoulder Brooch & Stand 1999
11.5 x 3.5 x 8.5 cm
Sterling silver, copper, coloured
copper wire, nickel silver, fur.
Spool knit, crochet.
Ring 1998
6.5 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm
22k gold, fine silver,
coloured copper wire.
Spool knit, knit, crochet.
Collection: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
