My piece for “The Anti-War Medals Show: Artists Respond to War” is finished. Here it is:
Sterling silver, steel, muslin, cotton
It has changed a bit from my original idea (as far as the embroidery goes–a single gallows with spaces for a word), but I am really happy with how it turned out.
In a previous post I mentioned the poem that this piece is loosely based off of. When I first thought about creating an anti-war medal, the thing that popped into my head was “playing hangman.” You can think of this in a literal sense, but also think of it more abstractly…please.
Tomorow this piece will be shipped off to New Orleans, and my book will be sent to Michigan.