Video Profile: Jewelry artist Alex Chaney

Jewelry artist Alex Chaney addresses themes of population control through her jewelry, which is designed to repel humans or attract animals, such as birds. In THIS VIDEO by Yakima Herald-Republic photographer Sara Gettys, Chaney talks about her inspiration for the pieces as well as why she is drawn to jewelry as an art and craft.

Chaney completed the necklaces — including this one made of cigarettes — as part of her master’s thesis project; they will be displayed at Central Washington University’s Sarah Spurgeon Gallery from June 2-7, with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. June 5 at the gallery, which is in CWU’s Randall Hall, off Dean Nicholson Boulevard in Ellensburg.