Smallpox Ring

The inspiration behind this piece was smallpox. Most of the deformities and diseases I come across don't really bother me. Although, when I came to smallpox I think I gagged. The texture of it is what gets me. I wanted to recreate this texture and make it the focal point. Rings are usually made pretty. You generally want to show it off to your friends. That is why I made this disease into a ring. I wanted to make it seem prettier than it is. I could not get rid of the texture though. I had to make that bumpy and goopy looking.

Elephantitis

Granted, this does not make ones body large and girthy and mammoth, however, it is a stylized representation of it. I really liked the forms I created with the tiara, and I wanted to replicate them on another part of the body. It is all of copper. I used an iridescent white powder with orange dye oxide on the inside of the pods. The outside is liver os sulfur that I dried with the heat gun to alter the colors slightly.

Tiara final.

This is my tiara project from 2011. It is based on the elephant man. I set a druzy stone in the bottom portion of it. The rest is made out of copper. I used black and brown dye oxides on the copper. Then, I placed it into a bin of ammonia and wood chips. It was buried for 48 hours.

Finished work!

photos by Bruce Fox.

These are all based on Dermoid cysts. I wanted them to be in your face and on your face. I ma happy with them. The last one is my least favorite. I don't find nearly as successful as the other two. These are made out of copper, steel and silver.

Series

There are only three vessels now, but I am in the process of planishing two others to make it a series of five. All based around some of the most deadly skin diseases.

Vessel magic

This is from Metalsmithing 1. It is based on yes, tumors and blisters. Go figure. It started off as a 12" disc. I was pretty proud of myself.

some semi professional images

These are fashionable and useful nose plugs that protect your delicate nostrils from scary and gross diseases. HA.