July 2020 - Mixed Media Collage

9"x12" original collage created with vintage Tiffany & Co. catalogs on 140lb cold pressed archival quality paper, professionally matted and framed

No one could argue that Rosie the Riveter is our national symbol of patriotism during WWII, but to me, she is more than that. She is a feminist symbol of power in a time when women were not looked at as people, but as objects, and the laws in our country treated them as such. But when our country went to war against fascist powers across the globe, it were these same women that answered the call, not only at home and in the workforce, but also in uniform as well. So I represent them all in this piece, created specifically out of all shades of precious metals, diamonds, gems, and minerals that the esteemed Tiffany & Co. jewelry department store catalogs could muster from across decades of their vintage catalogs I have collected over the years. Creating the ultimate image of Rosie that, to me, shows her as she has always truly been: "A National Treasure"