{"product_id":"colourful-scribble-collection-brooch-iii-bc26-29","title":"Colourful Scribble Collection: Brooch III","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sterling silver brooch features colourful steel enameling and a carnelian bead. With the black strings, the brooch measures roughly 5 in. tall and 4 in. wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Nod to Helena\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy fascination for the Graham Sutherland’s portrait of Helena Rubinstein in the permanent collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery started roughly fifteen years ago when I was asked to help during a fundraiser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSince then, often when visiting the gallery, I drop by to visit her and ask a passerby to take a photo. I will invite the photographer to guide me in the pose, where my eyes should look. As I age, I think I look more and more like her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis spring, my opportunity to have an artist residency at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery inspired me to develop a body of work for this exhibition. I decided on a design challenge focused and inspired mostly by Helena’s dress. This meant working with colour. Through the exploration of copper enameling, I created a retro inspired collection that, in my mind, may have been commissioned by Helena herself. I hear she collected melamine or Lucite, so perhaps she would have enjoyed this playfulness inspired by her dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Brigitte Clavette's biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/brigitte-clavette\" title=\"Brigitte Clavette Biography\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brigitte Clavette","offers":[{"title":"2 x 2.25 x 0.5 in.","offer_id":44254408376407,"sku":"BC26-29","price":300.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20738.jpg?v=1788803005","url":"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/products\/colourful-scribble-collection-brooch-iii-bc26-29","provider":"Gallery 78","version":"1.0","type":"link"}