{"product_id":"helenas-dress-necklace-1-bc26-1","title":"Helena's Dress: Necklace 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis necklace features copper enameling set in sterling silver. The pendant hangs on a 24 in. chain of carnelian, coral, and onyx stones. It was created in 2026.\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 1.25 x 0.25 in.","offer_id":44256546226263,"sku":"BC26-1","price":325.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/2026_Clavette_NECKLACE_1c.jpg?v=1788871978","url":"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/products\/helenas-dress-necklace-1-bc26-1","provider":"Gallery 78","version":"1.0","type":"link"}