zippers and bubbles

Vanessa Yanow “…experiments with many materials, pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques by claiming the preeminence of playfulness as intrinsic to her process.”

I saw Vanessa’s zipper necklaces and bubble earings at cut+paste, there they are described thus … “made from high quality, Swiss-made aluminum (rust-proof, no-scratch, hypo-allergenic, and nickel-free!) zippers which have been altered to transform them into wearable pieces. Each necklace has a hand blown, one-of-a-kind, borosilicate (pyrex) charm that hangs off of the zipper pull. Borosilicate glass is the most resilient glass on the market. It can withstand heat and everyday use. All of the charms are like capsules that contain different objects. A wearable treasure!”