Cartrageous Lapel Pin/Tie Tack by Deanna McLaughlin

Deanna McLaughlin
Cartrageous Lapel Pin/Tie Tack
Sterling Silver 

0.5" x 0.6" x 0.49"

'Cartrageous' began evolving as a series over the past decade. Impacted by the people I have met and the children I have worked with over the past 30 years, I came to understand how the shopping cart represents the arc of our consumer culture. My latest series, 3-D printed jewelry is an outgrowth of the shopping cart furniture series I began in 2008. As with each piece of furniture, I derive pleasure through the design challenge: "what else can I do with this shape:" Intended to be playful and fun the jewelry, like the furniture, is developed with a deeper intention. Those who purchase work from the Cartrageous series can find joy while giving twice - 15% of proceeds are donated to a local soup kitchen with each purchase."