Nancy Worden

Metal zippers, cow bones, lead weights, python skin, shaving brushes, shoe trees and glass eyeballs are among the disparate materials used to create Nancy Worden’s substantial, yet elegant, designs.

Through this intriguing body of work, Worden explores the psychological and self-imposed limitations she has observed throughout her life, both in herself and in others. Each piece addresses a specific limiting issue such as a fear of change, fear of intimacy or fear of conflict.

By transforming her thoughts and feelings about each issue into a wearable object, the artist creates a physical awareness of our phobias and challenges their ability to impair us as individuals. By wearing a representation of personal fears, the wearer is able to confront, overcome and assimilate the emotion.