Katie Poliquin - They/Them Bubble-Wand Ring

Artist: Katie PoliquinMaterials: sterling silver, glass jar, bubble solution, paintSize: 9.5Dimensions: Height: 3.25" Width: 1.25" Band width: 7/8" Band Depth: 3/8" Artist Statement: This object, hand-fabricated in sterling silver, is both a ring and a bubble wand. It features a heart and the pronouns “they” and “them”. It lives in a jar of bubble solution, with the trans flag painted on the lid.I came out this year as non-binary/trans, and started using they/them pronouns. While this truth has been in me for many years, this was the year that I gained both the language to define myself accurately, and the willingness to share my inner world with my outer world.This ring is a joyful validation of being non-binary/trans. It trades in everyday wearability for playfulness and an invitation to do something simple, expressive, and second nature to my inner self: blow bubbles.Artist Bio: Katie Poliquin is a traveling metalsmith. They earned their BFA at Massachusetts College of Art.Their wor