Fasteners • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L • 55 components (Photo: L. Lynn)

Fasteners – Group 1 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Fasteners – Group 2 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Fasteners – Group 3 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Fasteners – Group 4 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Fasteners – Group 5 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Fasteners – Group 6 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Fasteners – Group 7 (detail) • bronze & steel • 3.5 ft H x 36 ft L

Buttons & Fasteners explores memories of button boxes that were filled with buttons and fasteners that were useful, decorative and often had a family history attached to them. Specifically, I’m interested in the buttons from the 1930s-1940s, that were carved or molded from bake-lite. Buttons that had character, buttons that made a statement, buttons that celebrated design.

Button Box • glass, wood & metal • 0.5 ft H x 3.5 ft Diameter

Button Box (detail) • glass, wood & metal • 0.5 ft H x 3.5 ft Diameter

Buckle #1 • bronze, glass & steel • 8 in H x 9 in W x 10 in D

Buckle #2 • bronze, glass & steel • 7 in H x 10 in W x 9 in D

Clasp • bronze, glass & steel • 7 in H x 15 in W x 8 in D