Inspired by this 1915 WWI Rene’ Lalique “Orphans of the Armies” medal, respectfully held in place with cold connections. The vulnerable figures of woman and 2 babies are bound together by fear and compassion. My piece is designed to shelter…
The work in my “STITCHES” series is inspired by my mother. A consummate seamstress, she made all my clothes from Vogue designer patterns as I was growing up. The elements of the piece are meant to suggest corduroy and polka…
Everything is Treasure Series. The chaotic evanescence of daily life with a toddler, both consumes and inspires me. When I watch her build or draw, she does so with no particular intent – just to enjoy the act and observe…
Touch and interaction are an inherent outcome in jewelry. I use ‘desire of touch’ as the basis for creating the work in my series “When…” With each piece, I try and find a balance between material and concept. My works…
A fundamental aspect in my own work is the development of individual expression through metal. As a metalsmith I consider function to be an important aspect in my jewelry, wearable art and objects. I design jewelry that can be worn…
Title: Endangered Earth Materials: Electroformed Copper, Sterling Silver, Vitreous Enamel, Black Coral, Recycled Elephant Ivory Piano Key Concept: This brooch symbolizes the struggles, transitions and surprises of our planet earth and our entanglement in its wondrous, beautiful web.
By painting with enamels and sketching through wire, I try to create playful yet delicate compositions. Colors are an important element in my work and using vitreous enamels is the center of my practice. It’s the joy of making; making…
In my artistic practice since 2014 I have used repetitive mark making comprised of lines and dots to alter the metal substrate combined with vitreous enamel to give a tactile delicacy inferring surfaces and textures from my environment. Walking, observing,…
“Blue Shell & Branch” Brooch – reflects my interest with electro-forming and enameling. This piece is made from silver, copper, enameled copper mesh & pearls.
This bracelet is part of the Force of Nature series, the unseen and structural natural elements that occur in environmental and climate changes. Wind, fire and erosion are part of the structure. It also relates to my collide series in…
Throughout all of human history, there has been a fascination with the idea of self. Whether it is crudely rendered with pigment and animal fat smeared on a cave wall or snapped on a phone and augmented with the latest…
This ring was inspired by the 18th century European tradition of Lover’s Eye jewelry, in which the eye of one’s lover was replicated with miniature painting and then set into a piece such as brooch or ring- often ornamented with…
My studio practice is an exploration of ideas. Starting with the familiar; fragments from nature, memories or reflections, I begin by building studies. The process of making, from the choice of materials to how the piece is fabricated continually informs…
My work explores the interdependence between humans and the biological world around us. Forms and imagery combine to become sculptural manifestations of acceptance of mortality. I find beauty in the forms associated with decay, signifying the unending cycle of life…
I am looking at hurricane damaged landscapes photographed from above – from planes or helicopters as they survey and record the damage wrought by our ever more severe hurricane seasons. The post-storm scattered mess of flora, building materials, and ephemera…
I often start with a castoff piece of enamel or silver that just seems like it might have a story to tell. This torch fired enamel was plucked from a box in a moment of boredom and sat on the…
My work is typically a look inward at the trauma, dysfunction, awkwardness, or emotional state of self. Through introspection, I create repeated patterns and icons that relate back to familiar or personal subjects or recreate specific or hoarded items in…
I often use imagery and details of industrial structures, surfaces and interiors that are meant to be ambiguous as to their location. By pairing industrial imagery with natural elements, such as wildflowers that remediate the soil of shuttered factories, nature’s…
As a jeweler, I explore the inherent malleability of metal, forming organic shapes and interpreting natural forms. My work is influenced by my time spent living on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, reflecting the colors, textures, and forms of…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, face masks have become essential to our daily lives to stop the spread of the coronavirus. However, thousands of disposable masks end up in the environment daily, and they have now become an environmental issue….
My personal craft practice is an exploration of self, environment, body adornment, and nostalgia. I rely on jewelry formats as systems to analyze my environment while also searching for a time/place of belonging. The traditional hand skills of decorative arts/crafts…
My work celebrates the sacredness of the mundane. Religious reliquaries and talismans house ordinary objects such as wood, bone and cloth considered to be holy because of an association with saints or gurus. My reliquaries and talismans present ordinary objects…
Inspired by the bays along the beautiful north coast of Cornwall, this ring holds a piece of one in its heart. Silver tendrils of seaweed and bubbles suspend a found Cornish sea stone over a pool of shimmering ocean-colored enamels…
My mother liked to tell me about Chinese cultural traditions when reminded by an event or a sight in our surroundings. I clung to these stories as a connection to a culture and history that I felt isolated from. I…