Bermaid, Santa Rosa features three bracelets displayed in a custom made wooden fruit crate. This work is part of the California Collection, a series of work that reflect California’s dual position as the leader in the recycling movement and as a pristine example of consumer culture.

Recycled tin containers, 10k gold rivets, aluminum rivets.

Dimensions of fruit crate: 10” H x 16” W x 9 1/2” D

Dimensions of label: 9 1/4” H x 5 5/16” W x 1 3/4” D

Available for purchase or exhibition

The three bracelets included in the set: "Charles Schultz Peanuts,” "Santa Rosa Plums," and "Luther Burbank Seeds."

Look closely to see the multiple layers suspended above each other, creating shadow and dimension.

Fruit crate labels were an early 20th century invention of California to create an identity for California fruits and vegetables. The labels themselves were printed in San Francisco where there was a highly competitive industry for lithographic printing of the labels. The labels also functioned as an identity for the products of either individuals farms or collectives of growers. California missions were often used as an iconographic image of California on the fruit crate labels as in this example below.