Joan Tenenbaum: Memory and Light

November

We are proud to present an exhibition of Joan Tenenbaum’s fine art jewelry in beautiful silver, gold, cloisonne enamel and gems.

“This is a collection of stories about memories, and the colors that surround them. Certain experiences in our lives: kicking crispy leaves while walking to school, moonlight shimmering on water, yellow cottonwoods beside a river running through an ancient pueblo, an evocative sunset sky…these moments are etched in our memories by the quality of the colors, the sounds, the light.

When I was in the first grade our teacher would put Johann Strauss’s “Tales from the Vienna Woods” on the record player in our classroom and have us finger-paint to the music. I can still remember her gesturing arms in the front of the room, just as a conductor would do. My finger-paintings were so unique and expressive that I was chosen to be in a government-produced documentary being filmed at our school. Even today, that music brings me back to that classroom.” -Joan Tenenbaum, Artist Statement, 2016

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