Coder, Cara, authorBates, Haley, advisorMoore, Emily, committee memberLehene, Marius, committee memberCanetto, Silvia, committee member2016-07-132016-07-132016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173553As a woman in contemporary society, I am often at odds with my physical appearance and comparing it to how I “should” look. Through Being: In Badges I use the format of the brooch to make visible my daily battle to love and accept my physical body. Using colored glass as a marker of emotion and silver as a marker of time, I depict an abstract record of my relationship with my physical appearance on a daily, or even hourly basis. I do this as a means to be honest about my experience as a woman who wants to love the body she’s in. Cognizant of societal pressures to exert women to hate how they look, I strive to love my body and my appearance.born digitalmasters thesesengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.broochjewelrymetalsmithingfemale bodybody positivitymetalsText