Vessels 1992-2006
My vessels are about holding, protecting and the act of discovery. They are visually influenced by American agricultural and Japanese traditional architecture, the symmetrical structures of plants, and historic wearable boxes. By releasing a clasp or a spring loaded mechanism, the viewer will reveal, at the core of the piece, a natural pearl, a seed or a simple clay bead. With their unadorned beauty and connection to the earth, these objects allude to that which is intrinsic to life: essential, pure and intuitive
TO LIVE WISELY, 14k gold, copper, brass, acorn and spring, 4 x 3.5 x 10.5 cm
TO LIVE WISELY, 14k gold, copper, brass, acorn and spring, 4 x 3.5 x 10.5 cm
TO LIVE WISELY, 14k gold, copper, brass, acorn and spring, 4 x 3.5 x 10.5 cm
WHAT WE HOLD, 18k gold, copper and wisteria seed, 6 x 3.5 x 1 cm
TO LIVE WISELY, 14k gold, copper, brass, acorn and spring, 4 x 3.5 x 10.5 cm
WHAT WE HOLD, 18k gold, copper and wisteria seed, 6 x 3.5 x 1 cm
WHAT WE HOLD, 18k gold, copper and wisteria seed, 6 x 3.5 x 1 cm
PRECIOUS, 18k gold, sterling, seed, magnets and springs, 11.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm
PRECIOUS, 18k gold, sterling, seed, magnets and springs, 11.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm
PRECIOUS, 18k gold, sterling, seed, magnets and springs, 11.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm
PRECIOUS, 18k gold, sterling, seed, magnets and springs, 11.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm
PRECIOUS, 18k gold, sterling, seed, magnets and springs, 11.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm
OPENING, 14 k gold, sterling, kuromi-do and circa 1950’s clay bead, 12.7 x 4 x 7.6 cm
OPENING, 14 k gold, sterling, kuromi-do and circa 1950’s clay bead, 12.7 x 4 x 7.6 cm
OPENING, 14 k gold, sterling, kuromi-do and circa 1950’s clay bead, 12.7 x 4 x 7.6 cm
OPENING, 14 k gold, sterling, kuromi-do and circa 1950’s clay bead, 12.7 x 4 x 7.6 cm
CONTAINED, sterling and circa 1950’s clay bead, 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
CONTAINED, sterling and circa 1950’s clay bead, 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
CONTAINED, sterling and circa 1950’s clay bead, 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
CONTAINED, sterling and circa 1950’s clay bead, 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
CONTAINED, sterling and circa 1950’s clay bead, 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
CONTAINED, sterling and circa 1950’s clay bead, 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
MISSISSIPPI PEARL BOX, sterling, red brass and pearls, 17.8 x 10 x 10 cm
READ BETWEEN THE LINES, sterling and copper, 8.8 x 7.6 cm
REDISCOVERED SCROLL, sterling, copper, garnet, moonstone and ink on paper, 15 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm
READ BETWEEN THE LINES, sterling and copper, 8.8 x 7.6 cm
REDISCOVERED SCROLL, sterling, copper, garnet, moonstone and ink on paper, 15 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm