PERSONAL, INTENTIONAL, POWERFUL
My first memory of being obsessed with gold jewelry was when King Tut's tomb had just been discovered.
I went to the exhibit they put on at the Met, and after that I spent months building pyramids out of sugar cubes, with tops that lifted off and interior chambers that I lined with felt and populated with tiny golden objects.Â
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For the Egyptians, the pyramids' shape symbolized the rays of the sun. The rays served as a ramp to the sky, so mortals could aspire to one day join the sun on its daily journey of rebirth
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I'm still obsessed with the pyramids and all that luscious gold. The ancient mythology and iconography of the sun is the inspiration for the SunLit collection.Â
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Visiting the pyramids at Giza in Egypt - where I took this photograph - was a lifelong dream fulfilled and a deep source of visual language for the collection.
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The sun is life, warmth, and growth. Its gravity holds the planets together. Its light feeds the plants that feed the animals, including us. The sun is pure, light-giving, life-affirming, positive power. Like so many ancients before me, I strive to capture the essence of that power in precious objects that can be worn and carried close.
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I sculpt and texture each piece by hand, combining recycled 22-karat gold and precious gems and metals to create personal talismans that hold memory and meaning.
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Light, hope, transformation. Powerful qualities for a special jeweled talisman.
Your jewels are a message to the world, just as rays are messages of the sun.
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