Vertebrae
Blanche Tilden
born Australia, 1968
Vertebrae 1998
flameworked and sandblasted borosilicate glass, sterling silver
Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
Each of Tilden’s works is made to move and be worn, and her jewellery archetypes encircle particular parts of the body. Works like Vertebrae emulate the skeletal articulations of the human body.