Darty, LindaSteiner, Elizabeth R.2011-06-242011-06-242011http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3587The work in this thesis exhibition is a reflection of my spiritual journey, a consecration of both the mundane and profound, and my search for transcendence. Repetitive action becomes meditation; each piece becomes a prayer. Fueled by a passion for the geologic sciences, these works combine actual stones and sediments with electroformed and enameled fabricated stones with textile techniques to create a series of neckpieces and an installation of brooches.  45 p.dissertations, academicFine artsSpiritualityGeologyCraftsElectroformingEnamel and enamelingJewelryMetalsMetalsmithingJewelry makingSpiritual life in artRocks in artLithic Fragments : Sand, Stones, and SpiritualityMaster's Thesis