The familiar heart-shape is so ubiquitous that it is a real challenge to create a piece that does not fall flat or comes off as trite. Yet that is precisely the challenge presented by AVANCE. This piece uses the wooden heart provided in a slightly more conceptual way without ditching the heart all together. The wooden heart was used to form the wire around, creating a negative space that depicts the heart on and serves well for forming. This piece is a second edition of a heart that was in a competition about ten years ago. It is made of concrete, sterling silver wire with patina, garnets and zirconia. The heart rises from a crack in the concrete much the same way grass grows resiliently from a crack in the sidewalk. The sharp prongs were handmade and protects its fruits or seeds. The sterling silver has real value and not simply perceived value. The piece reflects the resiliency of the people that go through AVANCE's doors. This is the heart on which the metal was formed. It was charred with a torch -a tribute to the soldering necessary assemble the various parts of silver.
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