THE NATURE OF CONNECTION
Barnacle Brooch
Silver and copper.
Three Coral Brooch
Silver.
Encircle
Seed pod, silver, and pearl.
Step Out
Coral and silver.
Cling
Stone, silver, and silver dollar.
Ignite
Silver and coral.
Thaw
Silver and dogwood buds.
TRACY LEE BLACK
JEWELRY ARTIST
Nature is full of amazing textures. This series incorporates found objects combined with textures created on silver using traditional metalsmithing technques. These studies in texture become a site of memory because of the events associated with collection of the found object.