Artist Profolio
Wearable Art Jewelry
Title| Indigo
Material| magazine paper, paper, resin, birchwood, rice bag, copper-gold painter chain, card stock paper, hongbao envelope paper
Metal| sterling silver
Size| W 1.5 inches H 4.5 inches
Weight: 19.17g
Style: dangle earring
Jewelry Description
Left Earring|Light skin mixed raced pan-African thick woman wearing blue jeans, brown slip-on shoes, and a white short sleeve shirt is in the earring. A gold chain runs from her head to her mid-thigh. At the bottom of the earring there is a large multi-colored blue circle with 5 red lines. At the top of the earring is a half-circle made from hong boa paper.
Right Earring|Dark skin Pan-African slender woman wearing blue jeans, brown slip-on shoes, a white long sleeve shirt and jean jacket on her right shoulder is pictured in the earring. A gold chain runs from her hip to her legs. At the bottom of the earring there is a large multi-colored blue/green circle. At the top of the earring is a half-circle made from hong boa paper.
The Jeans| The Indigo plant was one of the most lucrative raw materials grown in the United States. Black enslaved people were used to harvest it and increase European wealth.
The women| BIPOC/LGBTQIA women experiencing daily joy
The Artists Personal Reflection on the piece. How the Jewelry Connects to Personal Stories|
Azania wanted to show joy through Black/ African American and Pan-Asian patterns.
Azania received the Central Minnesota Arts Board: FY19 Artist Career Development. She was able to create this piece along with others a collection of jewelry pieces that reflected her Black/ African American and Singaporean Eurasian ethnicity.
Title| Queen and Only Goddesses
Material| magazine paper, paper, resin, birchwood, sea beads, hongbao envelope paper
Metal| sterling silver
Size| W 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Weight: 23.43g
Style: dangle earring
Jewelry Description
Left Earring| Pan-African woman. Round red lips with tips of the teeth showing. On the right side, there is mint and other herbs. On the left is gold paper that looks scaly. A second resin piece with roses is attached to the top of the earring to create a flower crown.
Right Earring|Brown mixed race woman with her arms stretched above her head. She is holding her own hands. She is wearing a long fitted white dress that goes to her calf. Her feet are bare, and her textured hair is brushed out with a white flower behind her ear. Gold paper outlines the figure. The background of the earring is black and white. Red flowers and green mint are on the edges of the earring.
Visual Representation of the Wearable Paper Art| Represents queen royalty.
Mint| A plant that helps with digestion
Red| Lucky, Joy, Happiness
The Artists Personal Reflection on the piece. How the Jewelry Connects to Personal Stories|
Brown mixed race Woman| Represents the artist.
The Dark skin Pan-African Woman| This earring was inspired by a participant in the Obsidian Pause| Jewelry Making workshop with Higher Ground Church of St. Cloud Minnesota 2019.
Title| Singapore Eurasian
Material| magazine paper, paper, resin, birchwood, sea beads
Metal| sterling silver
Size| W 1.8 inches H 4.5 inches
Weight: 20.42g
Style: dangle earring
Jewelry Description
Left Earring|Mixed race Asian woman wearing a white coat, and an image of a goldfish pointing towards the person's face. A red circle is over the top of the goldfish. To the left are black and dark gold glass beads. Black spotted paper and silver paper are at the bottom of the earring and middle.
Right Earring|Mixed race Asian woman wearing a purple, gray coat, and a translucent squid is next to their right cheek. A red circle is over the top of the woman and squid. To the right are black and dark gold glass beads.
Mixed Race Asian Woman| Represents East Asian/ Singaporean Eurasian women.
Beads| Glass beads are from a broken necklace of her mom’s.
Aquatic Animals| The animals represent Singapore. Singapore, Singapore is a city-island. It has some of the best food and seafood in the world. Made with so much fusion cultural love of home.
Wearable Art Pins
Title| I like Lichen
Size| L 13 inches H 11 inches
Material| paper collage, wood, resin
Description| Handmade winter goose wearable art pin
Visual Art
Title| Power of Joy
Material| Water color, gold flakes, magazine paper (collage)
Size| H 16 inch 13 W inches
Title| Breast Cancer
Material| magazine paper (collage), pen, acrylic paint
Size| W 2 yards H 2.5 feet
Title| Warm Mobilization
Material| magazine paper (collage), resin, glitter, wood
Size| H 22 inches W 5.5 inches
Title| Royal Afro-Futurism visual art
Material| magazine paper (collage), canvas, digitql
Size| H 16 inch 13 W inches