BEAUTY RECLAIMED

A Three-Person Exhibition Featuring Elena Ochs, Judith Ornstein, and Alexandra Jamieson

Opening Reception: Friday, May 16th, 2025 from 4 - 7pm
Gallery Hours: Thursdays 11 - 5pm, Fridays & Saturdays 11 - 6pm

Location: 287 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Contact: community@craftspring.com

Open To The Public

From the wreckage of consumer culture and torn pages of forgotten books, Beauty Reclaimed invites viewers into a world where memory, myth, and material transformation converge.

In this evocative three-woman exhibition, sculptor Judith Ornstein, jewelry artist Elena Ochs, and book artist Alex Jamieson share their parallel practices of giving new life to discarded things. Each artist works with humble, found materials—cardboard and vintage paper ephemera—to craft poignant, dimensional works that explore fragility, nostalgia, and endurance.

Alexandra Jamieson creates altered books—resurrecting forgotten volumes with intricate collage, paint, and found imagery. Her work re-imagines the physical book as a living object, layering stories old and new into tactile, visual experiences.

Judith Ornstein’s cardboard sculptures twist and stack with poetic tension. Reclaiming cast-offs of the recycling bins of Brooklyn her work draws on architectural forms, emotional memory, and the liminal space between permanence and impermanence. Raw edges, asymmetrical balance, and shifting shadows bring a sense of movement to her otherwise still structures, inviting contemplation on sustainability and what gives things value.

Elena Och’s decoupage jewelry turns scraps of vintage paper and historical imagery into delicate, wearable heirlooms. Her work is rooted in storytelling and personal healing—transforming torn pages and forgotten artwork into tiny talismans of beauty, myth, and resilience.

Together, these artists reimagine forgotten discards as wonder, revealing the unseen poetry in what’s often thrown away. Beauty Reclaimed is a testament to the power of art to reframe our relationship with the ephemeral, the broken, and the beautifully flawed.