Gold Lust

These are small panel boxes with collages on gold leaf and gold paint. These are currently on view at Gallery 11, 11 Whitney Street, Hartford, CT

Cyanotypes

This is a new series of work called, "My Mother's Jewelry Box" These images are cyanotype "sunprints" of old jewelry from long lost relatives. The cyanotypes are collaged onto gold leafed panels. Size, "6" x 6". ©2006 Jane Rainwater

Charms

Ballerina

Video Jewelry Box

This video jewelry box contains a short film entitled, "Golden Girl." The film has interviews I conducted with women from many different cultures discussing their gold traditions. Eastern Indian women discuss the importance gold plays in their weddings and with their children. A woman from Ghana talks about African royalty and their massive collections of gold. In fact, the King of the Ashanti tribe wears so much gold that he has to carried because the "gold is so heavy he cannot walk and must be carried from village to village on a pallinquin."

Video Jewelry Box Detail

This is a "flattened" photo of the jewelry box interior and the video screen

Jane Rainwater in "Golden Opportunity Show" at www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org

See the show at www. ethicalmetalsmiths.org by copying this link into your browser. Whwn you get to the site, click on "Golden Opportunity"

A call to artists went out in February 2006, inviting artists to participate in a global collaboration in to understand gold. Artists were offered a “golden opportunity” to contribute to an exhibition about gold. The work address the past, present or future of gold. The call was posted on a number of websites and read by an international audience.

The North Amercian Goldsmiths showed the work of more than eighty artists from nineteen countries in the Marx-Saunders Gallery in Chicago, IL. This show was funded by Rudolph Steiner Foundation for their New Initiatives grant, for hosting the premier reception and screening, the Society of North American Goldsmiths for providing the occasion, Ron Graziani for his essay, Robin Casady for his webmastery, and Earthworks for their support.

Ethical Metalsmiths was formed for the purpose of stimulating demand for responsibly sourced materials as an investment in the future, and stands for social responsibility, a healthy environment and materials that are consistent with these values.

Beauty can be measured!

Did you know that there is a measurement system for Beauty? There is a mask, generated by The Golden Section which can be placed over photographs. The further your features are from matching the mask, the less beautiful you are! Here are before and afters of me; attractive enough (average) on left, beautiful on right!
This mask came from the website of plastic surgeon Dr. Stephen Marquandt who is an expert on the golden section. Check out his website www.beautyanalysis.com

You deserve Gold

This is a photo montage created from several photographs I shot from Las Vegas.

Gold Mandala

This is one image from a series of mandalas I have created with gold coins, diagrams, icons and other gold-related visuals.

Las Vegas Gold

On a recent trip to Las Vegas I photographed as much gold as possible... This shot is from the Golden Nugget.