Yay! I just got a letter from the jurors of the exhibition Reclaim, Reuse, Renew at Ball State University, and I got two pieces into the show! This show focuses on artwork made from repurposed materials. I’ll be sending Bouquet…
I’ve always been interested in mourning jewelry, and Victorian etiquette surrounding death. During the nineteenth century, strict periods of mourning were observed following bereavement. Widows were expected to dress in black for a year and a day after her husband’s…
This piece, WB1106, is on its way to a show at the Desotorow Gallery in Savannah, Georgia. The show, Haiku to Metal, focuses on simplicity in adornment. Selected to exhibit, this brooch is from my thesis show, it’s made of…
Here is a video from the recent Fibers Expanded show at the Luke & Eloy Gallery that I participated in. It’s footage of a walk through of the exhibition. My piece, Lace Collar, is a necklace made form vinyl table…
I’m excited to be participating in the upcoming show, The Stimulus Project, at Sienna Gallery. This show is a exhibition of 80 artists producing budget-friendly one of a kind pieces of art jewelry. This show begins on June 26th, with…
I recently came across an interesting article in the Fashion and Style section of the New York Times. ‘The Jeweler’s Art’ focuses on an exhibition of 12 contemporary art jewelers at The Goldsmilths Company of London. The exhibition, titled Creation…
I’m still thinking about the Gijs Bakker lecture that I went to last night at Harvard University. Trained as a jewelry and industrial designer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in the Netherlands, Bakker is an internationally renowned jewelry and product…
My work can now be found at Object Fetish, an internet store that represents progressive jewelry designers from around the world. Check out my page here, and also be sure to look at what other artists are doing.
It seems like I have been waging war with myself at the studio these days, so I am very glad to have finally resolved this neckpiece! There were many times during the constructin of this piece, that I thought it…