It started last summer. I was eating a muffin and I noticed how sticky it was. I have a theory that anything that is or can be made sticky can be made into a bead. (I love beadmaking). So, I smashed the muffin into a tiny bead.
I kept looking at the muffin bead, and suddenly it seemed like the bead had transformed from an inanimate object to an object with not only a life but a life story. At the same time,
I wanted to investigate the possibility of carrying beads on the body (in cupped hands, the crook of an elbow, the hollow of the throat) as precious, sacred objects to be protected. (I have a whole vision about this to be shared in the future).
From there, I created a short film called “The Adventures of Muffin Bead”. (Don’t ask). But the idea of consuming food and jewelry as consumable goods is interesting to me.
So, I started experimenting with salt, sugar, spices, coffee grounds, and other food products that would not rot yet would bind with polymer acrylic glues, which brings me to these painted and lacquered beads made of recycled coffee grounds. (I’m still on hiatus, but I couldn’t resist).
