about the project

thespillsmiths.org is a two part awareness project created in response to the 2010 gulf oil spill. Part one is an art, jewelry, and video installation project which was held at Mr. Beast Gallery in Savannah, GA, November 4-9, 2010. Part two is the online interactive education platform, thespillsmiths.org, which includes documentation of the Savannah project and an online retail store where visitors can buy jewelry to support gulf oil spill clean-up efforts.





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The Coastline Brooches:
This series of hand-made brooches was made in a first run of 1500. They are designed to raise awareness of this year's catastrophic oil spill in the gulf, and to raise funds for remediation. More than that, they link this event as one more in a long legacy of spills that occur wherever the oil industry sets its sights. 





South Korea - 2007
 3 million gallons

Prince William Sound, 1989
11 million gallons

Bay of Campeche, 1979
140 million gallons

 Gulf of Mexico, 2010
185 million gallons


Special Edition - Wildlife Brooches:
This series was designed in recognition of the impact on the wildlife of the gulf coast. The pin itself is one of the many animals effected in this ecosystem, and can be worn to start a conversation. As a wall-piece it is reminiscent of a slick of oil floating on the sea surface, or of tar balls that have engulfed unsuspecting animals. 










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