The third medal in the series is done
"Never Recovered," by Elaine Luther 2011
The long-awaited “third medal” is done. This has been years in the making. First I found the broken auto glass in the street (that’s in the center of the medal, captured in epoxy resin) and I scooped some up and put it in an empty Tic-Tac container. Naturally, someone was walking by at the time and gave me a strange look. (one does have to suffer for one’s art.)
The container sat on my bench for a year or so, waiting. Then, my friend Corey Ehmke (@bantik), tweeted, in response to a question, that he had been in a car accident, and “never recovered.”
Ah, there it was. The two inspirations would come together. Bronze, because of the military Bronze Star, for those wounded in battle.
So this is a medal for Corey. And for anyone else, broken by life. Recognition that most everyone has something from which they have never recovered.
Photo credit: Elaine Luther
Artwork is (c) Elaine Luther 2011 All Rights Reserved
P.S. Here’s a medal I made as a kid, that somehow, kicking around in a jewelry box, made it to today. My technical inspiration on how to make Never Recovered, came from me, as a kid. Which is kinda funny. The coin in this medal is a video game arcade token and it says freedom.
6 comments Elaine | My Jewelry/My Studio
Very cool story. Where can I see the others in the series?
Scooping broken glass into an empty Tic-Tac container! Yes, that’s me! (One always hopes that no onlookers have whipped out their camera phones at these moments.)
@Jeanette, I’ll email you.
@Patricia : )
Elaine… this is so cool. I love it. Especially the way the inspiration(s) came to you.
L.
Thanks Lorrene!
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