Holly Anne Mitchell
Jewelry
Holly Anne Mitchell’s career-long exploration of newspaper as an artistic medium began with a college assignment. Tasked to create jewelry from “nontraditional” materials, she chose to use newspaper comic strips because of their bold, vibrant colors and the characters’ dramatic facial expressions.
She found newspaper to be surprisingly durable. Hand-formed into beads, hand-stitched with organically sourced cotton cord, and sealed with a non-toxic, moisture-resistant coating, recycled newspaper avoids the hazards of metal mining – and encourages viewers to see beauty in commonly discarded material.
Today, Mitchell uses comics, stock listings, expired coupons – even crossword puzzles – to fashion unique, eye-catching bracelets, brooches, earrings, necklaces and cufflinks.
All materials in this exhibition are copyrighted. ©Open Space Institute, Inc./Honoring the Future 2021. Please respect this copyright and that of the artists who generously contributed images to this exhibition.