Jane Groover and Joanna Rhoades own the Taboo Studio in San Diego, California. This month, their gallery is presenting a ring show featuring artists Brooke Battles, Steven Brixner, Jim Cotter, Christine Simpson Forni, Diana Hall, Barbara Heinrich, April Higashi, Deanna Jacobsen, Dahlia Kanner, Ananda Khalsa, Janis Kerman, Christy Klug, Kristin Lora, Sydney Lynch, Ayesha Mayadas, Victoria Moore, Rebecca Myers, Brigid O’Hanrahan, Christina Y. Smith, Julia V. Turner, Myung Urso, Donna Veverka, and Jeff and Susan Wise. Jane Groover kindly answered my questions about the show.
Susan Cummins: Can you talk about the title of the show and why you chose the idea of a ring exhibition?
Jane Groover: A lot of our business involves clients who are getting married, and having an assortment of wedding and engagement rings is crucial to satisfying that demand. We wanted to host an exhibition that would not only expose our marrying clients to the exciting variety of traditional wedding rings but also entice our non-marrying clients to dress up their digits. My assistant chose the title Put a Ring on It from the lyrics of Beyonce Knowles’s hit song Single Ladies. The show’s title invites the buyer to consider the ring in all its manifestations as a personal form of adornment and expression.