Co-Adorn Art Jewellery Society invites you to celebrate its fifth annual members' exhibition, Camp: A Spectacle of Rings. What better way to celebrate than to show off your best cocktail rings! This year, Co-Adorn asked the seriously playful artist to respond to the theme: Camp.
Reaffirmed by theatrical subculture, and historically present in the exaggerated elegance of Baroque Art, 'Camp’ provokes an innovation of aesthetic values; celebrating obscure, unreasonable, artificial and emotionally calculated style.
- Meris Mosher, Co-Adorn
What is camp? Camp is a cultural trope, a specific aesthetic style. Camp celebrates the obscure, the unreasonable. Camp provokes innovation. The essence of Camp is its love of the unnatural, of artifice and exaggeration. See our academic inspiration here: Sontag, S. (2018). Notes on 'Camp'. London, UK: Penguin Books.
Allyson Simmie
Rose Rock Ring, 2019 Sterling silver, rose rock (calcite) 4.5 x 5 x 6 cm |
Anastasia Pindera
Leg Ring, 2021 Sterling silver, cubic zirconia 4.1 x 1 x 4 cm |
Anastasia Pindera
Spin(st)er Ring: Crazy Lady, 2021 Sterling silver, brass, cubic zirconia 3.6 x 2.3 x 3.7 cm |
Barbara Cohen
Strutting Their Stuff, 2020 Silk cocoons, sterling silver, paint, oil stick, feathers, 22k gold leaf 15 x 22 x 16 cm |
Barbara Cohen
Threesome, 2020 Cocoons, sterling silver, paint, feathers, glass beads 6 x 14 x 12 cm |
Annie Tung
Bloom 4, 2020 Sterling silver, 22k gold leaf, resin 4 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm |
Brielle Reeves
Apple Cross-Section, 2021 Glass beads, felt, nylon thread 5.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm |
Beth M. Biggs
Medieval Lace Rhodolite, 2020 Sterling, 14k gold, rhodolite garnet, zircon 35 x 35 x 27 mm |
Carmel Boerner
Glamping, 2021 Sterling silver, mylar emergency blanket 4 x 1.4 x 6 cm |
Carmel Boerner
Bottoms Up!, 2021 Sterling silver, martini glass, felt 12.3 x 12.3 x 28 cm |
Chantel Gushue
no title, 2021 Resin, ovine bone, silver, synthetic sapphire, 10k gold, glass beads, polymer 6 x 6 x 6 cm |
Chantel Gushue
no title, 2021 Ovine bone, silver, imitation emerald, 10k gold, glass beads, polymer 5 x 4 x 4 cm |
Dominique Brechault Comfort Ring 3 (yellow), 2019 Sterling silver, silicone (reclaimed kitchen gadget) 2.5 x 1.5 x 2.5 cm |
Dominique Brechault Comfort Ring 1 (green), 2019 Sterling silver, silicone (reclaimed kitchen gadget) 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm |
Chris Shute
"Et tu Brute", or the "finger" ring, 2021 Scotch elm, sterling silver, reproduction Roman coin, mother of pearl, cubic zirconia, Afgani goat fur 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm |
Kathy Ouellette
untitled, 2021 Porcelain 7 x 5.5 x 9 cm |
Éliane-Catrie Blouin Achim
Visite Nocturne, 2021 Sterling silver, concrete, quartz, natural pigments, aquamarine, amethyst, bronze, plastic, tooth, glass, resin 3.2 x 7.3 x 2 cm |
Emily Blair Wareham
Self-Indulgent, 2021 Polymer clay, glass, cubic zirconia, fine silver, copper, powdercoat 12 x 4 x 3 cm Self-Indulgent is an exercise in material exploration and form, breaking free of the confinement of any boundaries or rules: the type of boundaries we put on ourselves that only hold us back. |
Emily Lewis
The Prospect Of 1 (midnight), 2021 Copper, powdercoat, pearls, resin, glitter, paraloid 15 x 9 x 9 cm |
Emily Lewis
Prospect Of 2, 2021 Copper, powder coat, jade, glitter, resin, paraloid 15 x 10 x 8 cm |
Emily Lewis
In Prospect Of 3 (pearly white), 2021 Copper, powder coat, glitter, resin, pearls 14 x 10 x 8 cm |
Gayane Avetisyan
Sounds of Spring, 2019 Enamel, sterling silver, fine silver, 24k gold foil, 18k gold, sapphire 1.5 x 1.5 x 3.5 cm |
Fiona Maclean
Growth of Beauty, The Strength of the Ugly, The Balance Between, 2020 Sterling Silver, copper, garnet 10 x 10 x 10-15 cm |
Jessica Dawe
Renaissance Dreams, 2021 Sterling silver, brass, fabric, felt, recycled feathers 14 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm |
Jessica Dawe
Rainbow Fleur-de-Lys, 2021 Sterling silver, thread 9.5 x 9.5 x 4.2 cm |
Kayla Lim
Spontaneous, Ring 1, 2021 Sterling silver, nylon 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm |
Julie Bégin
Sweet Vengeance, ring #1, #2, #3, 2021 Paper, brass, paint 6 x 2.2 x 3.8 cm, 3.8 x 3.5 x 5.3 cm, 3.8 x 3.8 x 4.7 cm |
Kim Paquet
Without Pretension 2, 2021 Sterling silver, smokey quartz, citrine, topaz 4 x 3.5 x 6.5 cm |
Kim Paquet
Without Pretension 1, 2021 Sterling silver, smokey quartz, citrine 3.5 x 2.3 x 3.5 cm |
Lindsay MacDonald
Junkyard Galileo, 2021 Sterling silver, acrylic, tail lights, cutlery handles, mother of pearl 7x7x4cm |
Lindsay MacDonald
Lightkeeper Duo, 2021 Sterling silver, mother of pearl, salvaged tail lights, acrylic 9 x 2.x 2.75 cm |
Lena Binnington
Crackle Ring I, 2021 Sterling silver, copper, enamel, acrylic 7.8 x 7.8 x 2.5 cm |
Mavis Chen
Kite Ring, 2019 Sterling silver, copper 7.4 x 1 x 2.8 cm |
Mavis Chen
This Life is a Gift, 2020 Sterling silver, copper, beads 11 x 4 x 6 cm |
Meris Mosher
1992B, 2021 Sterling silver, lab-created gemstone, resin, glitter 2.5 x 2.2 x 2.6 cm |
Meris Mosher
1992C, 2021 Sterling silver, lab-created gemstone, resin 2.6 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm |
Nicholas Rosin
Fucking in Tents, 2021 Sterling silver, 14k gold, garnet 2.2 x 2.2 x 3.6 cm |
Michelle Plamondon
Industrial Cabochon, 2021 Sterling silver, resin, concrete 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm |
Michelle Plamondon
Slate Steel, 2019 Steel, sterling silver 3 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm |
Pamela Ritchie
Pass the Butter Please, 2021 Sterling silver, copper, resin 5.3 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm |
Pamela Ritchie
He is a Shadow of His Former Self, 2021 Sterling silver, copper, polymer, resin 5.3 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm |
Paul McClure
Nucleus Slice, 2020 Sterling silver 4 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm |
Paul McClure
Cocci Slice, 2021 Sterling silver 5 x 2 x 3.5 cm |
Paul McClure
Spirillum Slice, 2021 Sterling silver 5 x 2 x 3.5 cm |
Tessa Price
Dreaming of the Party Days, 2021 Sterling Silver, topaz 5 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm |
Sonia Beauchesne
Mine Mineral, 2019 Copper, silver, salt blocks 8 x 2.5 x 5.5 cm |
Tori Poynton
Flamingo Fandango, 2021 Sterling silver, 14k gold, cubic zirconia, freshwater pearl 5 x 2 x 4.5 cm |
Violeta Izquierdo
Santa Catalina, 2021 Sterling silver, freshwater pearl, flock 3 x 2.8 x 4 cm |
ZULA
Cockle of My Heart, 2021 Bronze, acrylic, synthetic hair, quartz, opalite 4 x 4 x 35 cm |