salm necklace heather benjamin imagery includes a child’s paper

imagery includes a child’s paper house craft superimposed on a landscape found in an image archive

burn time ~15 mins

gradient stripe panel construction in alternating materials

They discuss looting as a modality of Black struggle and a form of contesting whiteness

our Tool Tote intersects the utility of workwear with a soft organic shape

salm necklace heather benjamin imagery includes a child’s paperThe SALM series was inspired by a German painting from the late fifteenth century of a woman wearing a necklace of gothic script. Through researching medieval Latin paleography texts, the abbreviation SALM which means health was discovered, making these pieces a a talisman and token of well being and good luck to the wearer. SALM is handmade from individually carved wax links which are cast into sterling silver and soldered and finished in Ridgewood.