"A rational fear of death also haunts the living. Artist Doug Bucci, diabetic since childhood, has begun to address in his work the implications of living with a life-threatening illness (a “train wreck,” in his words). His brooch Transmet (on cover) invokes issues of body integrity; he wears it as a talisman. Bucci materializes his fear of amputation, the most common consequence of diabetes. The anatomically correct foot becomes the literal embodiment of Bucci’s fear—but he tames it by making the foot a healthy pink; in reality, the gangrenous appendage would be black and disfigured." - Marjorie Simon, Metalsmith Magazine, 2013