Preovulatory Follicle
(2023)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals, patina
16” x 3.75” x .5” | 41 x 10 x 1 cm
Oophorectomy
(2023)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals, patina
15.5” x 4.5” x .5” | 39 x 11 x 1 cm
Menopur
(2023)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals, patina
16” x 4” x 1.5” | 41 x 10 x 4 cm
Hysteroscope
(2023)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals, patina
16” x 3.5” x .25” | 41 x 9 x 1 cm
(406 x 89 x 6.35 mm)
Chromosomal Abnormalities
(2023)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals, patina
16.5” x 3” x 1.5” | 42 x 8 x 4 cm
Blighted Ovum
Reproductive System Replacement Neckpiece (2021)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals (123), patina
19” x 6.5” x 2” | 48 x 17 x 5 cm
Salpingo-Oophor Intervention
Reproductive System Replacement Neckpiece (2021)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals (51), patina
19” x 6.5” x 1.25” | 48 x 17 x 3 cm
Spermatogenesis Intervention
Reproductive System Replacement Neckpiece (2021)
hand-fabricated copper,
crystals (100), patina
18” x 6.25” x 1.5” | 46 x 16 x 4 cm
[In]Fertility Series
Words fail in the case of miscarriage. Our thoughts, like our bodies, betray us. Grief, isolation, shame, blame, and other unnamable feelings cloud one’s ability to articulate the pain of this harrowing yet all-to-common natural event. Against the inadequacy of language and the silences that surround this taboo subject, I turned to the process of making to confront this unnamable loss and to help shift my and other people’s perceptions of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. The pieces in the series helped me to un-make and re-make that deep and embodied pain into something transformative. They call attention to the need to find personal ways to cope, persevere, and make sense of life in the face of loss, while reminding women and people with uteruses who have had similar experiences that they are not alone.