Society’s Repair Begins With Art
Laura Raicovich, former director of the Queens Museum, describes how she turned to jewelry-making in 2024 as a personal refuge from political chaos and doomscrolling. She began by ice-dyeing pillows and later enrolled in Carolina Iwanow's jewelry classes in Williamsburg, eventually renting a studio bench where she now spends two to three days a week working with silver, gold, and ancient intaglios. Raicovich argues that this hands-on creative practice has been grounding and has given her the mental space to resist the overwhelming horrors of contemporary life.