In her work, Kiff Slemmons mixes forged and cast components with "found" objects such as typewriter keys, pencils, and rulers. Her interest in instruments of writing and communication reflect a childhood spent at her father's printing press as well as her belief in jewelry's ability to present narratives. Slemmons writes that "my materials, often referred to as 'found,' are above all ideas-ideas proposed and examined through evolving bodies of work … rather than individual pieces intended as ends in themselves."

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