Purple Crocheted Gauntlet
Purple Crocheted Gauntlet
For this project, two vintage crochet gloves sourced on eBay were electroformed in copper. Its sister, Gold Crocheted Gauntlet was plated in 18ct gold.
Electroforming is a process in which metal, in this case copper, is deposited onto any object using an electric current in a solution of copper sulphate and sulphuric acid.
The original gloves remain trapped beneath the metal layer that acts like an armour, prolonging both the physical life of the object and the memory it carries.
18 × 8 × 8 cm
Materials: 1930s/40s handmade crochet cotton glove; electroformed copper.
Landscape:
Landscape is represented by bushes, trees and thickets made from silver, gold and diamonds. The horsehair could be read as grass or perhaps a horse in the landscape. While I was working, I saw on my desk a piece of coral, from a vintage necklace, it had a similar shape to the top of the nails – I decided this could stand in for the FAKE painting (that must occasionally sneak in?).
Materials: iron nails, 18k gold, silver, diamond beads, horse hair, stainless steel, binding wire, coral; stand: stained wood, bronze plate, 18k gold leaf.
Religious:
From left to right:
Yellow baroque pearl representing a cloud beneath the Virgin Mary ascending.
A golden halo.
An altar cloth made from silver.
A gold crucifix.
The FAKE.
The Holy Spirit represented by silver feathers.
An oxidised silver crown of thorns.
Materials: iron nails, 18k gold, silver, stainless steel, binding wire, coral, yellow baroque pearl; stand: stained wood, bronze plate, 18k gold leaf.