Mixed Media Assemblage | 13 x 10 x 4 inches | Custom Framed
 
Ice renders the Arctic polar bear in stark, unsentimental terms. Inspired by Fabergé’s animal sculpture, it replaces plush-toy nostalgia with a clear-eyed view of raw animal strength and authentic wildness.
 
A necklace segment of semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls, shell, and Murano glass evokes frozen seas and fractured floes; mirrored surfaces intensify the chill. A restrained, subzero palette preserves the environment’s stark beauty — and danger.
 
This is no cuddly toy, but a creature built for endurance within a severe landscape. Blending environmental art, Arctic references, and animal-themed imagery, Ice draws attention to wildlife as it is, not as we imagine it.
 
Materials: Aquamarine, freshwater pearls, chrysocolla, shell, Murano glass, photo of Fabergé polar bear, mirrors, oyster shell, paper, wood
 
Framing: Custom shadow box with museum glass, silver frame, in collaboration with Chevy Chase Art Gallery, Washington, DC.