Dear Friends,

At the reception of "Joy to the World" at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve earlier this month my wife wore one of my mother's "wearable sculptures" and received many compliments. So I thought I would share some information and photos of additional wearable sculptures in the Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation Collection.

My mother used her metalworking skills and love of artist-designed jewelry, which she called "wearable sculpture," to make pieces of her own.

According to former department chair Art Jones "the open exuberant spirit reflected in Dorothy Gillespie sculptures and paintings is also evident in her jewelry pieces, produced in Radford University's jewelry laboratory, are colorful, compact and vibrant. They're also multi-purpose: the pieces can either be worn or daintily displayed as small sculptures".

Gary Israel

President

Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation