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My line of large-scale, sculptural metal jewelry is cut by hand using a jeweler’s saw. The current collection was inspired by my early interest in stained glass design, which I studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I was drawn to the stained glass artists in post-World War II Germany, who revolutionized the medium by elevating the structural function of the lead lines into an artistic element.
I discovered metalsmithing when I moved to Austin Texas six years ago. Jewelry design afforded me the opportunity to work on a smaller scale, and creating wearable art personalized the artistic process for me in a way that stained glass had not. I found that I could achieve the dramatic aesthetic effect of the lead lines by hand cutting them into the metal, leaving negative space where the glass had been. I’m inspired by the shapes and lines I find in the art of Jean Arp, Gerhard Richter, Egon Schiele, Johannes Schreiter, Frank Gehry and Ludwig Schaffrath.
Growing up in Germany, England, Canada, and the United States exposed me to a rich variety of cultures, art, and architecture. As the perpetual new kid in class, I let go of trying to fit in and instead developed my own style. My jewelry reflects that same spirit of individuality
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