Trapiche

Fine silver, vitreous enamel, pigment, sterling silver

1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm each

This body of work is the beginning of a line of research in which I am referencing one of the historic purposes for enamels, to mimic gemstones, while considering the function of jewelry as a symbol of economic status.

Artist Bio:
Marissa Saneholtz makes narrative based jewelry and objects using humor and sarcasm. She is co-founder of the Smitten Forum, an annual traveling residency program and currently teaches at Bowling Green State University. Saneholtz’s work has been published in several books including Humor in Craft by Brigitte Martin and Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox by Mark Fenn. Her work can be found in many public and private collections including the Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI, The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, AR.