Darty, LindaFriedland, Mara2010-02-022011-05-162010-02-022011-05-162009http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2230This written report supports the creative thesis entitled The Curative Bloom. The historical exploration of the medicinal uses of plant life, along with a technical investigation of casting, forming and enameling processes, cumulates in a creative body of jewelry work focusing on healing herbs and their correlation to the body. 38 p.dissertations, academicen-USFine artsBiology, BotanyBotanicalHerbalismJewelryMetalsBotanyDecoration and ornament--Plant formsJewelry making--Themes, motivesPlants--Symbolic aspectsMedicinal plants in artEnamel and enamelingThe curative bloom : an investigation of medicinal botanical imagery incorporating precious metals and enamel as body adornmentMaster's Thesis