Wearable
Alex Chaney & Genne Laakso

July 2 - August 1, 2009

Opening Reception: 5-8pm
First Thursday, July 2, 2009


PUNCH debuts the non-traditional jewelry of two recent MFA graduates of CWU's metalsmithing program.

Alex Chaney channels her concerns for the ecological future of the Earth and the fate of our species to produce a body of work designed to short-circuit the role of jewelry in the evolutionary imperative to breed.

Genne Laakso pushes the boundaries of jewelry by exploring ways to create rituals of wearing, marking, and recovery through the creation of objects that make physical demands upon the wearer.

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Coming in August

Patricia Hagen


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Alex Chaney
Repel: Aprilophobia,
syringe needles, fishing line, epoxy, plastic hose, pink yarn, syringe plunger tip, 2007





Genne Laakso
neoprene 'O' rings, sterling silver, fishing line, latex, fish hooks, copper, steel, 2009. Photo credit: NJB Photography