"Dorothy Cheng’s “Fountain” and “Consume #1” are made of human hair, a material as powerful as it is unsettling..."

"We’ve come a long way, baby, and much time has passed since the Medieval period, but in Fountain Dorothy Cheng suggests that women are still subject to much of the same scrutiny and pressures as in ages past. Using human hair and wool, she has felted a garment reminiscent of a hair shirt. Such garb was worn for mortification and religious penance, and the wearer was in a perpetual state of extreme discomfort as a constant, physical reminder of sin. A beaded hole leads the eye into where a heart should be, but is not. What we expect is often not what we get..."

"Cheng’s work is highly conceptual and very personal, the work succeeds at connecting with the viewer, both in the scale and relation to the body. Her craft is immaculate, all of the pieces exquisitely detailed, especially on their reverse sides. Even the mounts holding the pieces have even been custom made by Cheng and are equally elegant. Cheng is certainly an artist to keep an eye on, putting together a solid showing of 5 pieces this time, but fully capable of a larger body of work, the question I ask is whether she has enough hair for more..."

"During Georgetown’s monthly Art Attack walk, the newish gallery LxWxH brings you a crew of four local lady metalsmiths, all making jewelry that could either protect or attack you. Dorothy Cheng has an interest in medieval mortification of the flesh—hair shirts and whatnot..."

"[Paper Hammer's] a great place for grabbing unusual gifts, stationery, and mood-boosters, and beginning Thursday, February 2 and running through February 25, it’s a good place to get your mind bent around a new sort of jewelry.

Shop manager and studio curator (and jeweler in her own right) Dorothy Cheng brings together six artists using fibrous pulp materials to craft wearable accessories."

"Local jeweler Dorothy Cheng designs a stunning 16-inch neckpiece exclusively for Paper Hammer. Two sloping, wing-like silver pieces are joined by a central rivet, enabling the necklace to morph from a deep, curvaceous V to a softer, more rounded collar-like shape."

Fig pendant necklace included in jewelry feature Heavy Metals.

Silver Link earrings included in the spring fashion spread High Rise Sublime.

"This is jewelry for a modern day Joan of Arc.

Some days we all need a little help to feel heroic. Wearing one of Dorothy's pieces should give you all the help you need to get you through the day..."

Virtual Reality: Dorothy Cheng Jewelry - "A local metalsmith explores history and culture."

"Some might argue that the chastity belt is due for a second go-round in popular culture—maybe this time reconceived as a tool of women’s empowerment, rather than oppression (of course that would mean putting the ladies in charge of the keys). For Entrance Denied: The Art of the Chastity Belt, a show at Mineral jewelry studio (and part of Metal-Urge, the Tacoma Arts Commission’s summerlong showcase of local metal arts), a group of Northwest artists has taken up the chastity belt challenge, crafting contemporary versions of this historical, um, accessory. Included are Galen McCarty Turner’s belt with motion sensor, Julia Lowther’s chain-mail belt, and Dorothy Cheng and Naomi Landig’s belts for Barbies. Certainly not to be missed."

"...Funniest of all are the set of five belts for Barbie by Naomi Landig and Dorothy Cheng, the ultimate in functionless (but cute) accessories."

"...Dorothy Cheng and Naomi Landig present a set of five beautifully crafted chastity belts made as accessories for a Barbie doll."

"Works in the show include Playscale, five chastity belts designed for Barbie by Naomi Landig and Dorothy Cheng...

A written statement by Landig and Cheng explains of the Barbie piece: "We hope to question how the chastity belt and Barbie have been manipulated by various groups within society to represent sometimes very different ideas. Rather than seeking to use them as objects for feminist or antifeminist critique, however, we seek to explore how their respective fantasies become playfully illuminated, enhanced, and disjointed by their copresence. Here, the chastity belt becomes merely another accessory of the prolifically adorned Barbie, highlighting the absurdity of a sexless but sexualized toy wearing a garment which was originally imagined to prevent the act of sex, but which now is sometimes used in contemporary practice to enhance the experience of it.""