SIZE: 39" x 14"
WEIGHT: 6.3 pounds
This piece is dedicated to Emily Dickinson, widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. Working in near-total seclusion, she wrung more meaning from fewer words than any poet before or since. Her themes were beauty and darkness, flowers and funerals, love and loss, God and doubt. Startlingly, only ten of her poems were published during her lifetime, all anonymously and without her consent. Friends and neighbors had no idea; they knew her only as a flower gardener. Emily's flowers were what the world saw, while her compendium of fantastic poetry lay obscured in darkness. Upon her death in 1886, forty hand-bound volumes containing nearly 1,800 poems were found hidden in her desk. It wasn't until 1955 — nearly seventy years later — that a complete, unedited edition of her work was finally published. This assemblage is built from secondhand jewelry layered over exactly 1,789 beads of all sizes colors and materials — one bead for each poem — all obscured in blackness. Finished with iridescent paint and multi-color glitter, it gleams and catches the eye as you walk by.
Before placing an order, please contact me to confirm availability. Some pieces may be on exhibit at a gallery and already reserved. I'm happy to answer any questions about the work and arrange shipping or local delivery. Just drop me a note on the Contact page or email me directly at rick.schettino@gmail.com.
SIZE: 39" x 14"
WEIGHT: 6.3 pounds
This piece is dedicated to Emily Dickinson, widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. Working in near-total seclusion, she wrung more meaning from fewer words than any poet before or since. Her themes were beauty and darkness, flowers and funerals, love and loss, God and doubt. Startlingly, only ten of her poems were published during her lifetime, all anonymously and without her consent. Friends and neighbors had no idea; they knew her only as a flower gardener. Emily's flowers were what the world saw, while her compendium of fantastic poetry lay obscured in darkness. Upon her death in 1886, forty hand-bound volumes containing nearly 1,800 poems were found hidden in her desk. It wasn't until 1955 — nearly seventy years later — that a complete, unedited edition of her work was finally published. This assemblage is built from secondhand jewelry layered over exactly 1,789 beads of all sizes colors and materials — one bead for each poem — all obscured in blackness. Finished with iridescent paint and multi-color glitter, it gleams and catches the eye as you walk by.
Before placing an order, please contact me to confirm availability. Some pieces may be on exhibit at a gallery and already reserved. I'm happy to answer any questions about the work and arrange shipping or local delivery. Just drop me a note on the Contact page or email me directly at rick.schettino@gmail.com.
