Golden Girl

Golden Girl

Three bracelets displayed in a custom made wooden fruit crate. Bracelets and fruit crate label constructed from recycled tin cans, 10k gold rivets, aluminum rivets.

Dimensions of fruit crate: 6 1/2" H x 16 5/8" W x 6 3/4" D

Golden Girl from "BERMAID, the California Collection" is a series of bracelets and the fruit labels. 

Constructed from recycled tin cans, these humble materials are cut and riveted with layers of images and symbolism of California.

This particular group of bracelets is about iconic and mythical women of fame. Mrs. Fields, Jazzercise, and Barbie. They are the Golden Girls of California.  (Read more about this below.)

The Golden Girl fruit crate label was inspired by this vintage Golden Girls fruit crate label (shown left.)

Fruit crate label on fruit crate is constructed from recycled tin cans, aluminum rivets, 10k gold rivets. 

Dimensions of label: 5 15/16” H X 16” W X 3/4” D

Golden Girl Bracelets  - "Mrs. Fields,"  "Jazzercise," and "Barbie" bracelets.  

In this case, the Golden Girls of California are Judi Sheppard Missett, inventor of Jazzercise in San Diego, Ca.; Mrs. Fields, inventor of the cookie company franchise which started in Palo Alto, Ca.; and Barbie, the infamous doll and golden girl invented by Ruth Handler which later became Mattel in Southern California. 

Available for exhibition or purchase only as this complete group with the fruit craft.

Photo Credit: Philip Cohen