Personal Geniza-All the Places (#3 Wig Series), 2024

synthetic hair, plastic crates found outside the restaurant from around the corner, resin, food coloring, acrylic hat stand, synthetic wig, thread, ribbon, twine, mesh produce bag, beads, hamsa trinket

All the places: A coin from my cousin’s wedding in Egypt *A 1984 nickel found in the ground at Madison Square Park*A Bris quarter from my Dad’s stash*Wendell August Forge ornamental magnet from our trip to Pennsylvania*The tip of my Dad’s tie*My first initial from an old jewelry box*A charm of the Bible found in my grandma’s sewing box*The heart nightlight from my childhood bedroom*A horseshoe for good luck*Trim from my current tablecloth*A remnant of jewelry from my grandma’s Scottish stash*A cartouche keychain charm from Egypt*Seed beads kept in an old medicine jar from my Grandma’s craft box collection*Leftover Mosaic tile from the bathroom of the house we remodeled on 22nd street *The moo bowl Ricky gave us*Shells from Allenhurst Beach*Hair I’ve collected from my brush*A scarab beetle*Drink swords from my childhood *A rock from one of my travels*A fragment of a planter found in the earth while gardening at 9 Cedar*An ornamental screw from the dining room mirror inside 7 Hastings Street*A beaded chocker my grandma made for my stuffed animal cat*A shard of pottery from the ground in Madison Square Park *A glass paperweight from the 1995 Daube trade show that my Dad attended*One of Al’s hearts*Trimming from my grandma’s stash*A peace dove I’ve held on to forever