I was going thru some of my photos the other day and ran across some of the pieces from a show I had back in the 80's I was doing sculptural, mixed media, pieces at the time. It was a tongue in cheek show, titled "Ceremonial Non-Functional Women's Armor" The premise was, that I believe the world would be a much less violent place with women running it. Thought I would post some pics, just for fun.

Chastity Briefs to Keep White Knights Shining and Untarnished on Their Crusades.
This was a really fun piece to do. I went into one of the large and at that time very Mormon Dept. Stores in Salt Lake City, ZCMI, to the Men's Dept. looking for just the right briefs. I found these silver ones and a sales clerk came up and asked what size I was looking for he looked very confused when I told him the size wasn't important.
Ribboned Shield.
Gauntlets.
Armor For Carmen Miranda.
This piece was originally done as a commission for Hal Linden and his wife. After completing it they refused it saying it was trite, contrived and heavy. I kept it, telling myself I would never do another commission. Ironically most of my current pieces are commissions. I think this is one reason I want my clients involved in my art, for them, thru th
e entire process.
e entire process.