Design
I’m a silversmith who builds tiny sculptures from flat silver sheet and wire, shaping them into wearable art. I’m endlessly drawn to the organic forms of nature and the tactile joy of textures and patterns — my work tries to balance both. Every piece begins as a sketch, becomes a puzzle in metal, and ends as something meant to be held, worn, and felt.
My Process
My inspiration always begins with the gemstones themselves. I pick up the stone—or the pair—that quietly calls to me, the one that sends that familiar little spark through my chest. That moment feels like the beginning of a conversation. From there, everything becomes deeply personal. Ideas drift in tied to memories, moods, and pieces of myself I don’t always put into words.
I open my sketch pad and let my hand move before my mind catches up—page after page of shapes, textures, and half-formed thoughts. Eventually, one design feels right in a way I can’t explain. It’s not a problem I’m trying to solve; it’s more like I’m following a trail I’ve walked a hundred times, yet it still surprises me. Each piece becomes part of my own story long before it ever exists in metal and stone.
Craftsmanship
Once a design finally crystallizes, that’s when the real work begins. It’s the slow, meditative part—turning flat sheet silver into the forms I’ve imagined, sawing each curve and contour by hand. No two stones are ever the same, so every bezel has to be coaxed into place, fitted carefully around the unique shape it’s meant to hold.
Then comes one of my favorite moments: soldering the bezel to its silver backing with my trusty torch. Each design has its own rhythm and its own strategy—deciding which step must come first, which can wait, and how the whole piece will come together.
Every stamp, every strike of the hammer is something I deliver with my own hands. It’s slow work, yes, but it’s also the part where the piece becomes undeniably mine.