Materials: sterling, dyed acrylic,epoxy resin,copper screen, embossing powder
Dimensions: 13cm x 8cm x 3cm
Brooch. Growing in a skeletal pile of sticks, this piece represents the fragility of desert plants growing under trees to survive the harshness of its surroundings.
Photo credit: Sylvia Craine
Betty Heald
Betty Heald Design
Santa Fe, New Mexico. USA
I am interested in the interaction of light and color on and through varied surfaces of altered acrylic and pigmented epoxy resin creating transparency and translucence. Reflected and refracted light off various metallic materials create subtle color changes representing the fragility and ephemeral beauty of desert flora as contrasted to the environmental challenges of their surroundings.
After receiving a MFA Degree in sculpture from Utah State University, I spent 30 years as a university educator in sculpture and jewelry design. My work combines my sculptural interest, traditional metal techniques and alternative materials. I have exhibited and marketed my work both nationally and internationally. I am currently a studio artist creating one-of-a-kind pieces in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Materials: sterling, dyed acrylic,epoxy resin,copper screen, embossing powder
Dimensions: 13cm x 8cm x 3cm
Brooch. Growing in a skeletal pile of sticks, this piece represents the fragility of desert plants growing under trees to survive the harshness of its surroundings.
Photo credit: Sylvia Craine
Betty Heald
Betty Heald Design
Santa Fe, New Mexico. USA
I am interested in the interaction of light and color on and through varied surfaces of altered acrylic and pigmented epoxy resin creating transparency and translucence. Reflected and refracted light off various metallic materials create subtle color changes representing the fragility and ephemeral beauty of desert flora as contrasted to the environmental challenges of their surroundings.
After receiving a MFA Degree in sculpture from Utah State University, I spent 30 years as a university educator in sculpture and jewelry design. My work combines my sculptural interest, traditional metal techniques and alternative materials. I have exhibited and marketed my work both nationally and internationally. I am currently a studio artist creating one-of-a-kind pieces in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico.