Human Nature
Human Nature explores the relationship between the five fundamental dispositions of human beings through a neuro-philosophical lens and various Greek deities to explore how humans are influenced by the Greek myths while also serving as inspiration for the tales.
My body of work represents power with Zeus (king of the Gods)and his brothers, Poseidon and Hades, pleasure with Aphrodite (Goddess of love and beauty), profit with Demeter (Goddess of the hearth), pride with Icarus (and the wax wings that carried him too close to the sun), and permanency with Prometheus and Pandora’s box (the creator of all mortal life and our downfall).
I am exploring the ways in which the act of story telling teaches us, and in turn, how we inform what happens in the story; the Gods were sent to Earth to teach the mortals but could only do so by exhibiting similar faults.
Material Arts and Design Thesis
MAAD-4902
2023
OCAD University
Pandora’s Box (Permanency)
2023
Box and ring set: bronze, 925 sterling silver, synth. Garnet, foam, red velvet lining
Box:5cm x 5cm x 5cm
Rings: size 6
(Photo by the artist)
Aphrodite’s Sea Foam (Pleasure)
2023
Brooch, earring, and box set: 925 sterling silver, freshwater pearls
4.5cm x 3.5cm
(Photo by the artist)
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades(Power)
2023
Brooch and neckpiece set: 925 sterling silver, brass,malachite tongue
14” chain
(Photo by the artist)
Icarus’s Flight Towards the Sun (Pride)
2023
925 sterlingsilver, citrine
14” chain
(Photo by the artist)
Demeter’s Basket (Profit)
2023
Basket and hair pin set: 925 sterlingsilver, copper, enamel, Jax black patina
8cm x 8cm
(Photo by the artist)