“Put a Pin In It”

“Put a Pin In It” brooch exhibition Aug 7 -31, 2026 at SUN & DUST Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico

The wearable art in this international contemporary jewelry exhibition was curated by gallerist Emily Spykman to showcase the brooch in all it’s forms. Spanning genres and styles, this exhibition invites people to rethink the brooch.

The SUN & DUST Gallery, located amongst the galleries of Canyon Road, is a contemporary art and jewelry gallery showing artists rooted in fine craft and experimentation. Featuring artists who marry experimentation with fine craft, pushing the boundaries of their medium and genre, doing something new and unexpected, with exquisite execution. 

The exhibition runs from Friday August 7, 2026 to Monday August 31, 2026

Opening night reception: 5-7 PM on August 7th

Gallery Hours
Sunday 11 AM – 5 PM
Monday 10 AM – 5 PM
Thursday 10 AM – 5 PM
Friday 10 AM – 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM

OPENING NIGHT
The free public opening Friday 7 Aug, 5–7 pm, with live music and drinks, and informal conversations with the gallerist and some participating artists.

Collecting at “Put a Pin In It” Collectors, curators, and design-focused audiences are invited to explore the collection throughout the run of the exhibition and to contact Emily Spykman directly for brooch and acquisition details
223 1/2 Canyon Rd,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
1-505-316-3923

About the Brooch
“Marine Fauna Meets Industrial” reflects Sherry Cordova’s design language, blending technology, aesthetics, and sustainability. Hand-drawn illustrations of microscopic marine creatures are transformed into wearable art via laser cutting and hand finishing. The work highlights the fragility and beauty of marine life and human impact. Species of plankton, important in the marine food chain and global oxygen production, are represented in thin layers of low-tarnish sterling silver and pure titanium. Industrially produced fasteners symbolize human induced changes affecting microscopic marine life. The bracelets embody Sherry’s fusion of art, precision, and respect for the environment.

Exhibition at artist owned SUN & DUST Gallery
Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Zygospyrida Ceratospyris Preyeri  Brooch Dimensions

6.7 x 4.6 x 0.7 cm
2.6 x 1.8 x 0.3 inch

Materials: Low tarnish sterling silver, pure titanium, stainless steel.
Hand drawn, CAD modified, hand sawn and laser cut, hand finished

Each brooch begins as an enlarged hand drawing of a microscopic creature. Mentally deconstructing the zooplankton during the hand drawing phase, I morphed the creatures into flat layers to rebuild into a three dimensional illustration. I used CAD software to ingest the layer drawings and further modify the designs of each layer. Individual vector files were sent to a laser cutter. Each layer was hand textured and finished before being reassembled back into the marine animal.