Reliquary, 2026 featured-2

Reliquary, 2026 featured-2For this exhibition, I created an object that honours the memories embedded in jewellery that was once treasured. This piece is a collage of relics built from the past, reworked for the future. I gathered various elements to craft small figures, each telling tiny narratives, breathing new life into conversations about cherished items. The materials I used include metal, stone, pearls, abalone, thread, and copper wire, with decorative elements like

and variscite on a hand knotted WHITE nylon cord

this vase opens up at the mouth to display flowers to the fullest

Numerous acid treatments were employed to create each layer and component of this highly decorated turkey egg

Its glaze is

White Alabaster with Hawaiian Koa insterted into the lid

Solid maple board with cherry stripe inlay

adding austere decoration which calls focus to the natural beauty of the material chosen for this piece

black coral

Terry Hildebrand

Artists have delved into museum vaults

black locust

The evening hadn't begun too promising