BLOG– MIRANDA BRITTON

Jan 19, 2019

Memento Mori

When you lose someone dear to you, it's a natural instinct to want to contain your love for them in some way. Having something tangible that reminds you of the person and that you can touch and carry with you when you are grieving can bring such comfort. This object can act as a physical stand-in for the person who has died, almost like an anchor. In 2015, ten years after my Mom died, I created a body of work that utilized many of my Mom's belongings as materials. One of the pieces I created, was the piece

Jan 16, 2019 • #behind the scenes #in the studio #the business of art

Biting off what I MUST chew (like for real)

Product photos are the bane of my existence as a maker. But I've vowed to stop overthinking it and tackle the seemingly insurmountable task of documenting all of my collections so that everything is available for order online...

May 10, 2015 • #art jewellery #project work

Happy Mother's Day

To mark ten years of missing my mom, I filled a gallery. Making the work for this show was a combination of peaceful, meditative comfort and manic, messy experimentation.