Wall Necklace #2
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Title
Wall Necklace #2
Creator
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951
Identifier
MH_016
Date
1996
Description
Set of turned and carved wooden beads strung on 1/16th inch steel cable. Central medallion opens to reveal round mirror. Yellow birch cover turned inside and out, carved. Beads turned from walnut, spalted maple, yellow birch burl. Watco oil finish. Small turned and carved maple beads have gilded finish.
The central filigree-inspired pendant contains a mirror, and is flanked by two spalted maple 'cabochons' set in walnut ‘bezels.’ The fine black tracery and multicolored grain patterns echo the miniature landscapes of 'picture' jasper. For contrast, the fabulously figured split-leaf maple burl oval beads are polished to show off their pearly luster.
The central filigree-inspired pendant contains a mirror, and is flanked by two spalted maple 'cabochons' set in walnut ‘bezels.’ The fine black tracery and multicolored grain patterns echo the miniature landscapes of 'picture' jasper. For contrast, the fabulously figured split-leaf maple burl oval beads are polished to show off their pearly luster.
The Wall Necklace transposes the functions of jewelery from the body to personal space—the realm of furniture/furnishing. it’s an exercise in scale: the locket becomes a cabinet, beads become bowls. Jewellry’s functions of protection, concealment, display, devotion and delight can all be fulfilled on a larger scale.
Format
Hardwoods, mirror, steel cable, 84” length, 11''widest dia., 3” narrowest dia., 6" depth at center.
Subject
Turning (Lathe work)
Wood sculpture, American
Carving (Decorative arts)
Women and the decorative arts
Women artists--United States
Art woodwork
Jewelry in art
Mirrors in art
Relation
XL Screw Wall Necklace MH_253.
Type
Studio Wood Art
Date Copyrighted
1996
Access Rights
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Is Referenced By
MH_ 291 1996 Artist’s Statement/Inventory for Solo Show “Family Jewels”
Medium
wood
Provenance
1996 Solo Show "Family Jewels". at Peter Joseph Gallery, NY, NY.
Sold privately to Collection of Bernice Tropp.
Purchased and Donated to Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC in 2013.
Sold privately to Collection of Bernice Tropp.
Purchased and Donated to Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC in 2013.
Rights Holder
Collection of Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC in 2013.
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-
Files
Collection
Citation
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951, “Wall Necklace #2,” Michelle Holzapfel Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, https://michelleholzapfel.omeka.net/items/show/22.