Displacement: Valmeyer '93

Gorget 1994
Sterling Silver, Patinated Copper
3"x 3" x1/2" plus forged chain
Fabricated
I like my work to honor and record individuals? courage and strength. This gorget depicts the displacement of the townspeople of Valmeyer, Illinois, during the Great Flood of 1993. It annotates the rebuilding of the town on the high ground overlooking the flood plain.

Exhibitions/ Juried Awards*
- Historical Reflections, St. Louis JCCA 1994
- St. Louis Artists? Guild, Sculpture & Fine Craft Exhibition
* The Catherine Milovich Prize 1994
- Mississippianna Exhibit, Mississippi Basin Conference,Memphis, TN 1995
- Beyond Two Dimensions, Art St. Louis 1996