About Me
I’m a water baby. I was born and raised in Southern California near the ocean and educated on the east coast. Previous careers have been as varied as the travels and adventures that have taken me across the globe. From flight attendant to finance, to studying wines and French cuisine, to working in structural and interior design.
I moved back to New York in 2023 with the intent of continuing with work in design, but soon realized that I was ready for something new. It had to be highly creative, and it had to provide a context of innovation that felt unbound and timeless.
I’ve always been drawn to metal, so in April I took a chance and enrolled in a series of classes at a jewelry studio nearby. My first ring, “The Blob,” was cast one month later.
All pieces are designed and cast in New York City. Special attention is given to the comfort, ease, and simplicity in which each piece is adorned. The pieces are heavy, solid, and created to withstand a rough and tumble daily existence. I tend to be hard on whatever I wear. If these pieces can survive on me then they will survive and thrive on you. Artisanal work is rarely perfect. Each piece is made by hand. Kindly note that all presented pieces are perfectly imperfect, just like me.
The Process
It starts with a piece or block of wax. A design is sawed, carved, filed, then ultimately created out of the wax piece. The finished wax piece is then cast in metal. Once cooled (by dipping in water), the piece is very finely polished to give it a supreme and glorious finish, usually by a jeweler.
There are two casting methods. One involves making a silicone mold out of the wax piece, then casting into metal. The other method involves digitally scanning the wax piece, then casting.
If one is using a bezel (the metal part that holds the stone in place) and/or a bail (from which a pendant can hang), then it can be cast separately (then attached to the main design piece afterwards) or attached. If the entire piece is scanned, then one can attach the bezel (or bail) and the entire piece is cast as one entity. If desired, stones are added and secured in place to the metal piece as one of the final steps in the process.