BLOOM
BLOOM plays with the concept of natural flow as it permeates our world. I observe this flow in the natural, digital, and spiritual worlds. These worlds are merged by the hand to form a transcendental experience. Strings of silicone move…
Digitally-fabricated
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Wa Yuusu is a reflection of African, Caribbean, and African American culture. Skin lightening is a problem, especially for females. Skin lightening has a long history that is impacted by the media, social status, religion, wealth, mental health, and culture….
Geo Dot Cigar Band Ring
I love that I can take my ideas and leverage the same CAD software used to design buildings, household products, landscapes and furniture to realize my jewelry designs. Or that I can start and finish a project on my bench…
Algae
Algae ring, inspired by seaweed, using cutting edge technology to attain a natural form that will peacefully sit on the wearer’s hand.
Discorectangle #4
My ongoing creative research investigates digital design and manufacturing technologies in combination with traditional craft practices. Most recently, I have focused on CNC milling as a process to complement the design aesthetics, workflow and techniques used in my blacksmithing and…
Wedding Ring
My recent work explores human relations and their inherent complexities. I believe that absurd extremes can make us see complex issues in a different context and, on occasion, be amusing. I frequently use humor to address issues that I see…
Bluebird
My jewelry illustrates emotions, experiences, and relationships through the abstraction and reconstruction of animal forms. This brooch is part of a series of bird-themed jewelry pieces that evoke feelings of love and longing. The heart-shaped birds represent the connections we…
Primitive
In my work, the jewelry reflects a metaphorical meaning of the emotional power of old and new and the human spirit. I am intrigued by the ritual that links the object and the wearer. I want to manifest the sacred…
In Honor of Her Honor
(1000 paper beads cut from the dissenting opinions of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) This piece is a lace collar/warrior breastplate comprised of 1000 paper beads cut from the dissenting cases of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It is both a…
Childhood Series I
The piece was inspired by foil balloons I used to play with as a child. Because I miss my carefree childhood, my work always has a playful undertone and the narrative as a format to convey my stories. I chose…
Second Generation S-1
I am investigating familial/generational relationships between objects. As one object begets another, they multiply and change. The object evolves but maintains traces of its predecessors. “Second Generation S-1”, cast in Sterling Silver, is the descendant of a raised, Copper vessel.
Contemporary Mourning Brooch 2
The Contemporary Mourning Brooch Series commemorates the profound loss of life from the Covid-19 pandemic. These brooches recontextualize Victorian hair jewelry through the use of CAD/CAM technology. I recreate and then distort traditional woven hair patterns. This produces new forms…
Creating Connections
Pushing, merging, and intertwining the boundaries of jewelry, sculpture, and art is something that I have always been compelled to do since my start in metals and jewelry three years ago. I create sculptural jewelry that is worn on the…
Radiolaria Magdalena
Madgalena Radiolaria on Siphonophorae Necklace Ernst Haeckel’s drawings of microscopic Radiolaria were re-drawn, modified, enlarged, digitized and laser cut. Each rough-cut layer of the brooch/pendant was hand finished, textured, and rejoined with industrially produced stainless steel screws and nuts as…
Freedom
My jewelry works serve to bring awareness to society about mental health disorders and its impact on those affected. I strive to help others who are experiencing anxiety and/or depression to become empowered to express themselves and to know that…
Gone Too Soon
My practice merges loud materials with ornate processes to reveal the connective qualities of nostalgia and excitement sparked by collective childhood experiences. I use imagery relevant to childhood, stimulating the memory of each viewer and highlighting the joy of nostalgia….
Beach House (Polly Pocket)
I long to return to my childhood bedroom. The objects I surrounded myself with held incredible value and informed the person I became. I hold on to these objects still, and treasure them with the utmost importance. These relics of…
HauteboxxxSS22
Using the power of sound and music, my work becomes activated by not only the wearer, but the audience. Wearable objects that emulate surreal depictions of my own body are integrated with Bluetooth speakers that can be paired with a…
Upcycled Collar of Handmade Ornaments
I upcycle mixed media such as fibrous pliable materials and precious metals reclaimed from prior projects into carefully crafted objects. My items are hand-sawed, pierced, delicately sewn with thread or connected by recycled silver elements to create a lasting object….
The Protractor Collection
Handmade objects collected from a global upbringing occupied all corners of my childhood home. Earthenware from Panama. Shawls from Peshawar. My woodworker mother’s furniture – a tribute to our South Asian heritage. I grew up absorbed in the patterns and…
Venus Dog Tag
Venus Dog Tag combines a small-scale image of the Venus of Willendorf, one of the world’s most recognizable and iconic fertility figures, with a standard dog tag. The jarring contrast between these two forms embodies the dystopian nature of government…
The In-between and over 3
I am fascinated with architectural sites in progress and for many years I have documented in and around them. My work takes these monumental experiences I have witnessed and introduces them to the body. The simultaneous chaos and order of…
Fish Servers
I created these serving pieces to evoke images of fish and fishing in the imagination. Working in restoration and teaching has led me to research historic forms of flatware. I am particularly intrigued by the moment in the 19th century…
Microbes: Orange
My work is as much about as it is for the human body. Abstract forms refer to bacteria, viruses, cells and their structures within us. As these invisible but universal components come to define us, they also acquire cultural meaning…