Brooch/​Pendant

Copied Kristina Logan, Brooch/Pendant, 2001, glass and sterling silver, 2 34 diam. x 38 in. (7.11.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2002.31

Artwork Details

Title
Brooch/​Pendant
Date
2001
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 34 diam. x 38 in. (7.11.0 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
glass and sterling silver
Classifications
Keywords
  • Dress — accessory — jewelry
Object Number
2002.31

Artwork Description

Kristina Logan often incorporates her glasswork into jewelry because she feels that “there is something deeply spiritual about an object that is made by hand and worn next to the skin.” The dots in Brooch/Pendant are characteristic of Logan’s work. She explains that “dots or circles are one of the most elemental art marks. They are simple and complete.” They may be simple to draw, but the dots are not easily made---Logan painstakingly placed each one by hand to create perfect spacing, a process that has earned her the reputation in the craft world as “The Dot Queen.”

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.