http://www.yvonneescalante.com/2020home daily 0.75 2012-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1495415245509-7YTVXTQMG4VXTBJQ5J18/escalante_ccsf2016sm.jpg Home (Pre-2021) http://www.yvonneescalante.com/1portfolio daily 0.75 2021-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1495412600459-9OT3HKO0F0CY0CFXP2HI/runningstitchsm.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1495414263930-21CQ7145IAXP97QRKN8U/stabby2.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1495413568244-E3GPG3XHR0MC4FFKM7W8/dad1.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1495411232882-C9MPJMNDFL86V2SR0QCI/escalante_ccsf2016sm.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852164249-RCP1VBUKISTI4Z5HYAJ2/YEE1.jpg Portfolio - One In The Hand 24” x 8” x 3” Fabricated brass, electrical cord, acorn prize capsules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358560156459-QFEIU45C21T4YQONYUWV/barbieset.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358562138809-8IXA5MERSXVRTLGJKNVE/_DSC5550.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572461861-6IAXOT22EFPKGMEIY83R/GeoBrweb.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1371512783575-8Z1BA30QSWW81KSX4S1H/kt3.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1426131239080-VOT854JCU57P2I4UZX1R/Escalante1.jpg Portfolio Photo credit: Johnna Arnold http://www.yvonneescalante.com/cabrillocollegegallery daily 0.75 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852164249-RCP1VBUKISTI4Z5HYAJ2/YEE1.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - One In the Hand Fabricated brass, electrical cord, acorn prize capsules, 2019 “One in the Hand” turns the arcade claw machine into a wearable sculpture. The fabricated brass claw functions as both a clasp for a necklace and a spring-loaded hand, grasping for plastic prize capsules in this wearable game of chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852164249-RCP1VBUKISTI4Z5HYAJ2/YEE1.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - One In the Hand Fabricated brass, electrical cord, acorn prize capsules, 2019 “One in the Hand” turns the arcade claw machine into a wearable sculpture. The fabricated brass claw functions as both a clasp for a necklace and a spring-loaded hand, grasping for plastic prize capsules in this wearable game of chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852204358-O8LXWT887T1WBGB73YPJ/YEE4.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - One In the Hand (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1618619401466-RXVWKUOVHAI6IAYJJJ2H/gun+resting+edit.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Bang! Bang! Decommissioned Raven MP-25 handgun, fabricated brass, paint, 2019 Bang! Bang! was created as part of the Bay Area installment of the national "IMAGINE Peace Now" project. The project partners artists with guns from buy-back events and demonstrates how communities can create change and turn decommissioned guns into objects of conversation, beauty, fear, and change. For this project I received a Raven MP-25, a cheaply made, mass-produced gun that earned the nickname of “Saturday night special” by critics. I merged this real gun with fabricated elements that suggested it was a toy gun loaded with rubber suction cup bullets. Bang! Bang! captures the blurred line between toys and guns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1677353447366-APPILE95N3L5FXG9WCE6/Escalante_Yvonne_La+Frontera_head+on.JPG Cabrillo College Work Samples - La Frontera Fabricated copper, brass, silver, 2017 This brooch combines the stories of my father’s life in El Salvador and the ongoing journeys of migrants from Central America to the United States. The silver chain marks the path of people fleeing decades of war and violence; the lilies honor those who did not make it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754874524-FEAYKBLGP7HEPS22XPHT/Escalante_First+Aid_Install.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death (Installation View) First Aid: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death looks at the folly of seeking easy fixes to unimaginably complex problems. The four white medical cabinets that make up this series suggest a chance to grasp at remedies to many of the world’s ills, but none come easily. Modeled after arcade claw machines, these dispensers encapsulate the frustration and tension of trying to clench the prize, or in the case of these machines, a desperately needed cure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754897550-4ZBH2Q05DHR8SJAMK5BD/Escalante_First+Aid_Pestilence_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Pestilence First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, Ivory soap, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754916132-HYM9NZ1XAHJKWHZSXDR3/Escalante_First+Aid_War_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: War First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, thread, needle, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754945282-IBP3U35L1KWPFOQI1Z12/Escalante_FirstAid_Famine_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Famine First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, wheat, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754953141-X72UQFWM53KHPPYPFWXF/Escalante_First+Aid_Death_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Death First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, drinking glass, water, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754962879-WJPG4QF36Q7DZLX1KEHX/Escalante_FirstAid_Famine_Detail_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Famine (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755497168-AB6A9TIRO4YS1VQS7EUQ/Escalante_Yvonne_Reconstucting+Time+.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Reconstructing Time (Father) Honduran sinker mahogany, mahogany, brass, chime block, motor, cast glass, electrical cord, 10" x 12" x 6", 2015. Reconstructing Time was created for the Ritual + Remembrance exhibition, funded by the Oakland Museum of California, and was inspired by the theme of remembrance as a way to communicate with one’s past. The glass corn cobs dictate the tune based on how they were eaten, allowing the brass hammers to fall and strike the clock chimes, creating a unique tune. Two music boxes, one representing my father and one my maternal grandfather, were installed on opposing walls, directly across from each other. When an audience member triggered a motion sensor, both boxes would begin to play, creating a posthumous dialogue between two men who each represent a unique side of my heritage and identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755460022-CVUFUUBHMK35Y9SBWMQO/Escalante_Yvonne_Reconstructing+Time+II.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Reconstructing Time II (Grandfather) Honduran sinker mahogany, mahogany, brass, chime block, motor, cast glass, electrical cord, 9" x 18" x 6", 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755432787-SEA4H1FC1ES5TGEP9UCT/Escalante_YourTurn_150.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Your Turn Brass, resin, acrylic sheet, felt, found objects, 11" x 6.5" x 5.5", 2015. This faux-mechanical, impartial device acts as an interface between the giver and receiver of charity. The piece was made for the Dorothy Saxe Invitational at the Contemporary Jewish Museum as an interpretation of the Tzedakah, or charity-collecting, box. The separation between giver – who feeds a coin into the machine – and recipient – who receives a gift through a door on the opposite side – represents the anonymity of a truly selfless gift. The prize capsules inside hold objects that symbolize intangible gifts such as health and wisdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755532061-X7AYVMIKG28QYY0IXHHZ/Escalante_Corn+Bombs_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Corn Bombs Cast iron, individual bombs measure 8" x 3.5" x 3.5", three total, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755540880-XQEQICI76YA4KUOV52GF/Escalante_Kernel+of+Truth_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Kernel of Truth Dried native corn, resin, machined brass, individual bullets measure 6" x 1" x 1", six total, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572432020-O43DQO96AZGK4TUA98T2/coppershaker.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Martini Shaker Hand-forged and fabricated copper vessel, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572439598-VUUNDC30VCKDQTAF9N37/coppershaker2.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Martini Shaker (Open) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572898409-CK2DXJY79T36SK1FZLZ0/Flockweb2.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Dream Bracelet Fabricated sterling silver, flocking, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572495522-RRNHWSNQZP1PSXBOMSFQ/Teaweb.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Tea Infuser Fabricated sterling silver, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572904773-WWRWCEUPBJPXXNV9075N/Vesselweb2.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Nest Forged copper vessel, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358560156459-QFEIU45C21T4YQONYUWV/barbieset.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Implements Of Childhood: Sucker, Spoon Fed, Baby's Rattle Barbie, cast and fabricated sterling silver, 2005 http://www.yvonneescalante.com/archived-projects daily 0.75 2021-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358557489888-613SXYWJZACOSKFIA7XH/AJS_2040.jpg Archived Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358561517740-7W9593T6PLXCH6YLII8P/JiffyPop.jpg Archived Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358561032780-6VP5DVQJFD7FY94IW1XJ/working_girl_web-13.jpg Archived Projects http://www.yvonneescalante.com/about daily 0.75 2015-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1426130509691-N8OI9I498V6ZW75HZTU3/deskworking.jpg About http://www.yvonneescalante.com/contact daily 0.75 2012-05-31 http://www.yvonneescalante.com/yvonne-escalante-cv daily 0.75 2017-05-20 http://www.yvonneescalante.com/svlaureate daily 0.75 2016-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852164249-RCP1VBUKISTI4Z5HYAJ2/YEE1.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - One In the Hand Fabricated brass, electrical cord, acorn prize capsules, 2019 “One in the Hand” turns the arcade claw machine into a wearable sculpture. The fabricated brass claw functions as both a clasp for a necklace and a spring-loaded hand, grasping for plastic prize capsules in this wearable game of chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852204358-O8LXWT887T1WBGB73YPJ/YEE4.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - One In the Hand (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1618619401466-RXVWKUOVHAI6IAYJJJ2H/gun+resting+edit.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Bang! Bang! Decommissioned Raven MP-25 handgun, fabricated brass, paint, 2019 Bang! Bang! was created as part of the Bay Area installment of the national "IMAGINE Peace Now" project. The project partners artists with guns from buy-back events and demonstrates how communities can create change and turn decommissioned guns into objects of conversation, beauty, fear, and change. For this project I received a Raven MP-25, a cheaply made, mass-produced gun that earned the nickname of “Saturday night special” by critics. I merged this real gun with fabricated elements that suggested it was a toy gun loaded with rubber suction cup bullets. Bang! Bang! captures the blurred line between toys and guns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1677353447366-APPILE95N3L5FXG9WCE6/Escalante_Yvonne_La+Frontera_head+on.JPG SVLaureate Work Samples - La Frontera Fabricated copper, brass, silver, 2017 This brooch combines the stories of my father’s life in El Salvador and the ongoing journeys of migrants from Central America to the United States. The silver chain marks the path of people fleeing decades of war and violence; the lilies honor those who did not make it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754874524-FEAYKBLGP7HEPS22XPHT/Escalante_First+Aid_Install.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - First Aid: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death (Installation View) First Aid: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death looks at the folly of seeking easy fixes to unimaginably complex problems. The four white medical cabinets that make up this series suggest a chance to grasp at remedies to many of the world’s ills, but none come easily. Modeled after arcade claw machines, these dispensers encapsulate the frustration and tension of trying to clench the prize, or in the case of these machines, a desperately needed cure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754897550-4ZBH2Q05DHR8SJAMK5BD/Escalante_First+Aid_Pestilence_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - First Aid: Pestilence First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, Ivory soap, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754916132-HYM9NZ1XAHJKWHZSXDR3/Escalante_First+Aid_War_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - First Aid: War First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, thread, needle, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754945282-IBP3U35L1KWPFOQI1Z12/Escalante_FirstAid_Famine_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - First Aid: Famine First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, wheat, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754953141-X72UQFWM53KHPPYPFWXF/Escalante_First+Aid_Death_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - First Aid: Death First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, drinking glass, water, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754962879-WJPG4QF36Q7DZLX1KEHX/Escalante_FirstAid_Famine_Detail_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - First Aid: Famine (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755497168-AB6A9TIRO4YS1VQS7EUQ/Escalante_Yvonne_Reconstucting+Time+.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Reconstructing Time (Father) Honduran sinker mahogany, mahogany, brass, chime block, motor, cast glass, electrical cord, 10" x 12" x 6", 2015. Reconstructing Time was created for the Ritual + Remembrance exhibition, funded by the Oakland Museum of California, and was inspired by the theme of remembrance as a way to communicate with one’s past. The glass corn cobs dictate the tune based on how they were eaten, allowing the brass hammers to fall and strike the clock chimes, creating a unique tune. Two music boxes, one representing my father and one my maternal grandfather, were installed on opposing walls, directly across from each other. When an audience member triggered a motion sensor, both boxes would begin to play, creating a posthumous dialogue between two men who each represent a unique side of my heritage and identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755460022-CVUFUUBHMK35Y9SBWMQO/Escalante_Yvonne_Reconstructing+Time+II.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Reconstructing Time II (Grandfather) Honduran sinker mahogany, mahogany, brass, chime block, motor, cast glass, electrical cord, 9" x 18" x 6", 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755432787-SEA4H1FC1ES5TGEP9UCT/Escalante_YourTurn_150.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Your Turn Brass, resin, acrylic sheet, felt, found objects, 11" x 6.5" x 5.5", 2015. This faux-mechanical, impartial device acts as an interface between the giver and receiver of charity. The piece was made for the Dorothy Saxe Invitational at the Contemporary Jewish Museum as an interpretation of the Tzedakah, or charity-collecting, box. The separation between giver – who feeds a coin into the machine – and recipient – who receives a gift through a door on the opposite side – represents the anonymity of a truly selfless gift. The prize capsules inside hold objects that symbolize intangible gifts such as health and wisdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755532061-X7AYVMIKG28QYY0IXHHZ/Escalante_Corn+Bombs_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Corn Bombs Cast iron, individual bombs measure 8" x 3.5" x 3.5", three total, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755540880-XQEQICI76YA4KUOV52GF/Escalante_Kernel+of+Truth_300.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Kernel of Truth Dried native corn, resin, machined brass, individual bullets measure 6" x 1" x 1", six total, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572432020-O43DQO96AZGK4TUA98T2/coppershaker.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Martini Shaker Hand-forged and fabricated copper vessel, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572439598-VUUNDC30VCKDQTAF9N37/coppershaker2.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Martini Shaker (Open) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572898409-CK2DXJY79T36SK1FZLZ0/Flockweb2.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Dream Bracelet Fabricated sterling silver, flocking, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572495522-RRNHWSNQZP1PSXBOMSFQ/Teaweb.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Tea Infuser Fabricated sterling silver, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572904773-WWRWCEUPBJPXXNV9075N/Vesselweb2.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Nest Forged copper vessel, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358560156459-QFEIU45C21T4YQONYUWV/barbieset.jpg SVLaureate Work Samples - Implements Of Childhood: Sucker, Spoon Fed, Baby's Rattle Barbie, cast and fabricated sterling silver, 2005 http://www.yvonneescalante.com/index daily 1.0 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1618621033216-HVEVX18YRKZ1QJAGLKX8/Escalante1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1618619401466-RXVWKUOVHAI6IAYJJJ2H/gun+resting+edit.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1618620940035-DKJ4T0UAHWVCYYF3HIJB/YEE1.jpg Home http://www.yvonneescalante.com/cabrillo-college-work-samples daily 0.75 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852164249-RCP1VBUKISTI4Z5HYAJ2/YEE1.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - One In the Hand Fabricated brass, electrical cord, acorn prize capsules, 2019 “One in the Hand” turns the arcade claw machine into a wearable sculpture. The fabricated brass claw functions as both a clasp for a necklace and a spring-loaded hand, grasping for plastic prize capsules in this wearable game of chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1622852204358-O8LXWT887T1WBGB73YPJ/YEE4.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - One In the Hand (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1618619401466-RXVWKUOVHAI6IAYJJJ2H/gun+resting+edit.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Bang! Bang! Decommissioned Raven MP-25 handgun, fabricated brass, paint, 2019 Bang! Bang! was created as part of the Bay Area installment of the national "IMAGINE Peace Now" project. The project partners artists with guns from buy-back events and demonstrates how communities can create change and turn decommissioned guns into objects of conversation, beauty, fear, and change. For this project I received a Raven MP-25, a cheaply made, mass-produced gun that earned the nickname of “Saturday night special” by critics. I merged this real gun with fabricated elements that suggested it was a toy gun loaded with rubber suction cup bullets. Bang! Bang! captures the blurred line between toys and guns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1677353447366-APPILE95N3L5FXG9WCE6/Escalante_Yvonne_La+Frontera_head+on.JPG Cabrillo College Work Samples - La Frontera Fabricated copper, brass, silver, 2017 This brooch combines the stories of my father’s life in El Salvador and the ongoing journeys of migrants from Central America to the United States. The silver chain marks the path of people fleeing decades of war and violence; the lilies honor those who did not make it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754874524-FEAYKBLGP7HEPS22XPHT/Escalante_First+Aid_Install.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death (Installation View) First Aid: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death looks at the folly of seeking easy fixes to unimaginably complex problems. The four white medical cabinets that make up this series suggest a chance to grasp at remedies to many of the world’s ills, but none come easily. Modeled after arcade claw machines, these dispensers encapsulate the frustration and tension of trying to clench the prize, or in the case of these machines, a desperately needed cure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754897550-4ZBH2Q05DHR8SJAMK5BD/Escalante_First+Aid_Pestilence_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Pestilence First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, Ivory soap, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754916132-HYM9NZ1XAHJKWHZSXDR3/Escalante_First+Aid_War_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: War First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, thread, needle, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754945282-IBP3U35L1KWPFOQI1Z12/Escalante_FirstAid_Famine_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Famine First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, wheat, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754953141-X72UQFWM53KHPPYPFWXF/Escalante_First+Aid_Death_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Death First aid cabinet, steel, powder coating, brass, acrylic, string, coiled wire, arcade joystick and button, drinking glass, water, 22" x 15" x 9", 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478754962879-WJPG4QF36Q7DZLX1KEHX/Escalante_FirstAid_Famine_Detail_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - First Aid: Famine (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755497168-AB6A9TIRO4YS1VQS7EUQ/Escalante_Yvonne_Reconstucting+Time+.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Reconstructing Time (Father) Honduran sinker mahogany, mahogany, brass, chime block, motor, cast glass, electrical cord, 10" x 12" x 6", 2015. Reconstructing Time was created for the Ritual + Remembrance exhibition, funded by the Oakland Museum of California, and was inspired by the theme of remembrance as a way to communicate with one’s past. The glass corn cobs dictate the tune based on how they were eaten, allowing the brass hammers to fall and strike the clock chimes, creating a unique tune. Two music boxes, one representing my father and one my maternal grandfather, were installed on opposing walls, directly across from each other. When an audience member triggered a motion sensor, both boxes would begin to play, creating a posthumous dialogue between two men who each represent a unique side of my heritage and identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755460022-CVUFUUBHMK35Y9SBWMQO/Escalante_Yvonne_Reconstructing+Time+II.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Reconstructing Time II (Grandfather) Honduran sinker mahogany, mahogany, brass, chime block, motor, cast glass, electrical cord, 9" x 18" x 6", 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755432787-SEA4H1FC1ES5TGEP9UCT/Escalante_YourTurn_150.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Your Turn Brass, resin, acrylic sheet, felt, found objects, 11" x 6.5" x 5.5", 2015. This faux-mechanical, impartial device acts as an interface between the giver and receiver of charity. The piece was made for the Dorothy Saxe Invitational at the Contemporary Jewish Museum as an interpretation of the Tzedakah, or charity-collecting, box. The separation between giver – who feeds a coin into the machine – and recipient – who receives a gift through a door on the opposite side – represents the anonymity of a truly selfless gift. The prize capsules inside hold objects that symbolize intangible gifts such as health and wisdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755532061-X7AYVMIKG28QYY0IXHHZ/Escalante_Corn+Bombs_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Corn Bombs Cast iron, individual bombs measure 8" x 3.5" x 3.5", three total, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1478755540880-XQEQICI76YA4KUOV52GF/Escalante_Kernel+of+Truth_300.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Kernel of Truth Dried native corn, resin, machined brass, individual bullets measure 6" x 1" x 1", six total, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572432020-O43DQO96AZGK4TUA98T2/coppershaker.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Martini Shaker Hand-forged and fabricated copper vessel, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572439598-VUUNDC30VCKDQTAF9N37/coppershaker2.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Martini Shaker (Open) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572898409-CK2DXJY79T36SK1FZLZ0/Flockweb2.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Dream Bracelet Fabricated sterling silver, flocking, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572495522-RRNHWSNQZP1PSXBOMSFQ/Teaweb.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Tea Infuser Fabricated sterling silver, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358572904773-WWRWCEUPBJPXXNV9075N/Vesselweb2.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Nest Forged copper vessel, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50f9dcd8e4b0b31d5f6adf18/1358560156459-QFEIU45C21T4YQONYUWV/barbieset.jpg Cabrillo College Work Samples - Implements Of Childhood: Sucker, Spoon Fed, Baby's Rattle Barbie, cast and fabricated sterling silver, 2005 http://www.yvonneescalante.com/store daily 0.75 2025-05-05