Constance Abernathy

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Constance Abernathy, born Constance Davies (1931-1994) in Detroit Michigan attended Cass Tech High School and U of M Architecture school. She worked on a special project studying with Buckminster Fuller to create the geodesic dome egg carton form of architecture. She flew under the St. Louis arch in a plane with Fuller. She married J. T. Abernathy, a potter and art professor at U of M in the 50's but their union did not last long. She left Ann Arbor, Michigan for Paris shortly after, arriving in the swinging scene of the Paris 60's. She worked as an architect all over Europe and married a filmmaker. She started to collect beads and fabrics from Morocco. After her French divorce, she moved to New York City and became a jeweler in the Chelsea area. In the 80's her works started to include precious gems and cast parts she created. Her big bead necklaces were collected by Clarice Cosby and many others. She attempted to create a book to explain some of her various braiding and special techniques.