Brooke Marks-Swanson
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Published: 31.10.2019
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9 jewellery pieces to raise people's awareness of caring about the natural environment.
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Brooch: Water Crisis, 2019
Cork, wood, fiber, tigers eye, silver, 18k gold.
10 x 1.3 x 19 cm
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Collar: Warming Waters, 2019
cork, fiber, 18k gold, silver, lapis.
28 cm Ø
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Brooch: Vanishing Prairie, 2019
Cork, fiber, tigers eye, silver, 18k gold.
8.2 x 8.2 x 3 cm
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Collar: Threatened Grasslands, 2019
Cork, fiber, fresh water pearl,18k gold, silver.
30.5 cm Ø
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Brooch: Infestation, 2019
Cork, wood, tanzanite,18k gold, silver.
7.6 x 6.3 x 0.6 cm
Photo by: Jim Clemenson
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Brooch: In Balance, 2019
Cork, wood, malachite, 18k gold, silver.
6.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 cm
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Brooch: Iceberg, 2019
Cork, wood, aquamarine, 18k gold, silver.
7 x 6.3 x 1.3 cm
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Brooch: Diminishing Grasslands, 2019
Cork, wood, fiber, petrified wood, 18k gold, silver.
11.5 x 1.3 x 8.9 cm
Photo by: Jim Clemenson
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Brooch: Deforestation, 2019
Cork, wood, fiber, emerald, chalcedony, 18k gold, silver.
6.3 x 1.3 x 9.5 cm
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Necklace: Encased, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver, 18k gold.
48.5 cm long
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Necklace: Encased II, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver, 18k gold.
50 cm long
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Necklace: Drip, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver, pearls.
101.5 cm long
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Collar: Tracings, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver, pearls, Japanese fiber.
Ø 28 cm
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Collar: Dual Form, 2018
Hand knit leather, knit suede, silver, pearls, bronze.
61 cm long
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Bracelet: Ripples, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver, rare earth magnet.
20 cm long
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Bracelet: Ice, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver, rare earth magnet.
20 cm long
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Collar: Tract, 2018
Hand knit leather, silver.
Ø 30 cm
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Collier: Pink Parcel, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
71 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
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Collier: Pink Parcel, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
71 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
On model.
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Collier: Fantastical Landscape, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
91 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
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Collier: Fantastical Landscape, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
91 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
On model.
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Collier: Pink Pasture, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
71 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
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Collier: Pink Pasture, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
71 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
On model.
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Collier: Fantastical Childhood Landscape, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
81 cm circumference
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Collier: Fantastical Childhood Landscape, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
81 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
On model.
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Collier: Field, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
60 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
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Collier: Field, 2017
Hand knit leather, silver.
60 cm circumference
From series: Fantastical Landscapes
On model.
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Neckpiece: Basket Collar #1, 2016
Hand knit leather, oxidized silver, rare earth magnet.
35.5 cm ∅
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Neckpiece: Basket Collar #2, 2016
Hand knit leather, vinyl, oxidized silver, rare earth magnet.
50.8 cm ∅
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Neckpiece: Basket Collar #3, 2016
Hand knit leather, vinyl, oxidized silver, rare earth magnet.
45.7 cm ∅
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Neckpieces: Basket Collar #4, 2016
Hand knit leather, oxidized silver, rare earth magnet.
35.6 cm ∅
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Neckpiece: Basket Collar #10.1, 2016
Hand knit leather, vinyl, oxidized silver, 18k gold.
15.3 cm ∅, 61 cm long
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Neckpiece: Color Block Collar, 2016
Hand knit leather, oxidized silver, rare earth magnet.
40.6 cm ∅
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Neckpiece: Basket #11, 2016
Leather, silver
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Necklace: Basket #12, 2016
Leather, horn, copper
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Neckpiece: Basket #14, 2016
Leather, silver, 22k gold leaf
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Neckpiece: Basket #5, 2016
Leather, silver
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Brooch: Basket #18, 2016
Sterling silver
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Necklace: Basket #6, 2016
Leather, silver, 22k gold leaf, rare earth magnet
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Necklace: Basket #8, 2016
Leather, silver, 22k gold
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Necklace: Basket #9, 2016
Leather, silver
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Necklace: Basket #10, 2016
Leather, silver, 18k gold, 22k gold leaf
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Necklace: Basket #4, 2016
Leather, silver, rare earth magnet
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Brooke Marks-Swanson is a metal and textile artist currently living in the Midwest. She speaks of her obsessions and observations through a universal language of textile and metal wearable art. She received her MFA in Metals from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and a BFA in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Her works have been exhibited nationally over 100 juried and invitational exhibitions and most recently included internationally in exhibitions in Canada, Greece, Spain and France. Marks-Swanson has been included in 17 publications including the notable Metalsmith Magazine Exhibition in Print 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017. Three Lark Book Publications: 500 Plates and Chargers, The Craft of Silversmithing, and The Art of Enameling. In August 2016, her first solo exhibition titled, “Baskets: Increase/Decrease”, was held at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California. Most recently, Marks-Swanson spoke at SOFA Chicago 2016, on a panel titled: FIBER ART IN THREE DIMENSIONS: A History and Discussion of Fiber Art Off The Wall. Her work can be found in the Muzeum w Walbrzychu, Walbrzych, Poland, The Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft and Design, Sparta, North Carolina, and The Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon.
Statement
Created to shield us from the environment, textiles became a form of expression and a universal language. Through the tactile intimacy of my textile jewelry, I affirm our primal need to connect to the land and seek to understand the human condition. Purposeful color combinations reflect visceral feelings of seasonal change, uncertainty, and even hope. Natural disasters and climate crisis are at the forefront of mind, our mother Earth mirroring human condition: calm, violent, refreshing, threatening, and moments of tranquil as we continue to take from her. My awareness evolves and my obligation to connect persists. Variegated terrain, opposing clusters of fiber, metal and stone- all in balance reveal fantastical landscapes and uncertain futures. Contemporary amulets emerge.CV 
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