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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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