Aphrodite Goes to War

$38,000.00

Russian Filigree, High Relief Eastern Repoussé, and Roman and Original Vertebrate Chain halter Sterling Silver, Fine Silver, copper 18 ” long x 40″ wide x 3/4″ deep, all chains are adjustable to fit most any size

War on Poverty… War on Drugs… War on Terror.. They have each been as effective as a War on Love. Working with fine silver, sterling silver, and copper, in Russian filigree, high relief Eastern repoussé, and one of my original pattern loop-in-loop chains, I placed my commitment to historical metalsmithing right up front.

Part of SNAG’s 2010 Exhibition in Motion, Houston Museum of Fine Arts

Aphrodite Goes to War, Russian filigree, Eastern repousse, and Roman and Vertebrate chain halter (Detail)

Featured in Suzanne Ramljak’s book, On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulet (Schiffer Publishing, 2014), page 111.