“Extend” Elizabeth Putnam

Extend is my look at a longer life. At the age of 35, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although treatment and recovery are brutal, they have extended my life. I have spread, layered, and molded my experiences using natural specimens as the main medium, supplemented with cold porcelain flowers in the sculptural designs displayed in shadow boxes. By using the remains of creatures that walk, crawl, flutter, and fly within the atmosphere of earth, I am able to share the magic of life. Extend highlights the precious gift of waking up each morning alongside the challenge of living one day at a time. All while holding -ever so softly- the grand responsibility we have to each other, and nature.

Elizabeth Putnam