Artwork Details
- Title
- Necklace
- Artist
- Date
- 1994
- Location
- Dimensions
- 11 1⁄2 x 7 1⁄4 x 1 in. (29.3 x 18.5 x 2.5 cm.)
- Copyright
- © 1994, Joyce J. Scott
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson
- Mediums Description
- beads, fabric, and thread
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1996.31
Artwork Description
I want these objects to be specific mysteries. They glow and sparkle; you are pulled toward them, compelled to approach and see them.
--Joyce Scott
Joyce Scott's beadworks are emotive explorations of racial, feminist, and spiritual matters. Her oversized jewelry is intended to be worn, and often features satirical imagery that shows the artist's wit and humor. This necklace conveys the Native American, African American, and West African influences that permeate her work. It incorporates needlework techniques she learned from her mother, and the peyote stitch, a beadwork technique she learned from Sandy Fife Wilson (Muscogee [Creek]) at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine, in 1976.
A lifelong resident of Baltimore, Maryland, Scott is deeply connected to her community. She draws on her neighborhood, the politics of the city, and familial history for inspiration, and urges those who confront her work to contemplate the humanity in these experiences and histories. Scott is the recipient of the 2019 Smithsonian Visionary Award, a testament to the impact of her work with jewelry.
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