Gina Westergard

Metalsmith

Gina Westergard

Metalsmith

  • Encaustic Memorials
  • Memorial Objects
  • Reliquaries
  • Urns
  • Jewelry
  • Previous Work
  • The Making of An Angel - Research Documentation
  • Other Research Documentation
  • CV
  • Artist Statement
  • Biography
  • Reviews/Citations/Artist Talks
  • Hidden Within Vessels Video
  • Contact
Mater et Filia
2018
copper, 24K gold leaf, electroformed buttonbush seedpods, gel medium, enamel paint, acrylic paint, glitter
14” x 8” x 8”

My urns function as containers for ashes of a loved one. More importantly, each vessel evokes memories and spiritual connections we contain within us that resonate with the ones we have lost.


2019 Juror's Award for Metal, Octagonal: All Media National Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA