MARDI GRAS BEADS

The third work of the Pearl and Plastic collection are these Mardi Gras beads. The objective of these beads is taken from the phrase. "Cast your pearls before swine". Using my "Mathematical equation" that the Plastic has equal value, (thus, the same equal right) to the pearl. Therefore, the swine has equal value to everything else. These things are made up of pretty much the same atoms, protons and neutrons, the same stardust. So, why shouldn't they be thought of as equal.

It was a beautiful and difficult task to make these beads look cheap,  and feel like Mardi Gras beads… I had to start with the cheapest beads, disguise the pearls and glue the bead in the same separate way that real Mardi Gras beads come from the manufacturer. 

PEARL NECKLACE #2

Through out my life I have made my Cousin necklaces. The last set was made from old jade beads and others, found in our Grandmothers home. Though I had taken a lot of time and care in making seven necklaces for her, they were not worth much. One day, there was a break in at her house and the necklaces were stolen, among other things. This is a new necklace for her. It is made with some left over beads of our grandmothers, some of my own, including my fresh water pearls. It is a necklace that I disguised as a rosary so that the thief will not be able to steal the necklace out of moral fortitude.