Ornament Current Edition Volume 46.1

Welcome to this edition of Ornament Magazine! Patrick R. Benesh-Liu is well aware of the power of narrative in art, and Valerie Radford Cox of Vervet Noir uses computer-aided sewing machines to embroider birds and flora, translated from her illustrations, accompanied by quotes and poetry, that turn her garments into living stories.

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell opens the drawer on a unique exhibition, recently closed at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Museum in New York City, exploring fashion through the lens of cabinets of curiosities.

Robert K. Liu examines this unique and large collection of Tuareg jewelry and craft, gathered over a twenty-year period by a Tuareg jeweler, covering all areas where these nomadic artists have lived and worked.

Glen R. Brown brings Canadian jewelry artist Ezra Satok-Wolman’s technically masterful jewelry into the spotlight. Seeing beauty and spirituality in mathematics, the DNA of the cosmos, Satok-Wolman continually seeks to innovate while expressing deep truths.

We revisit an article by the late Carolyn L.E. Benesh in honor of Carter Smith, who was a dear friend to the Benesh-Liu family. A leader in the art-to-wear movement, and a master shibori artist, here Benesh lets Smith’s own words teach us a lesson or two on love.