Wooden Rings

Laminated Plywood Rings.

Assembly of rings that progress from wearable
to non-wearble as the holes become gradually smaller.
Reminiscent of a landscape of small houses.

The wood  is intentionally left raw
to emphasize layer, texture, and variety.



Close up shot of work in progress.

Exotic Wood with Natural Stone

Experimentation with topographical landscape
as a means of displaying non-functional
jewelry.

Steaming from the idea of materials being found
and unearthed through obtrusive means, I wanted
these rings to resemble either layers of earth
or an explosion from a contained source.

Materials: Purple Heart and Zebra Wood
fossilized wood, tangerine quartz, septarian nodules, garnet

Rings are all cut and shaped using band saw, drill press, and sanding machines

Topographic board- hand cut and glued using black-matte board,
spray glue, and jeweler's saw

Laser Cut Plywood Bracelets

First modeled in Rhino 3D modeling program, exported
to laser cutter at the Warehouse Co-Lab, hand
finished with precise angles and assembled with glue.
Original Design.


Photographed by: Samantha Laddin
(photoshoot at Light Works)

Photoshop Editing: Samantha Laddin

Model: Steph Lea Boyle

Red String and Porcelain Necklace

Porcelain pendants hand carved hanging from silver chain hand woven with red thread.

Porcelain was my research material in an experimental materials class for jewelry.

Discovered the benefits of porcelain- light in weight, clean aesthetic, musical quality when it moves.

Photographed by: Orange Weng

Model: Danielle Ceneta

Order and Chaos Necklace

Copper wire and silver wire formed by hand with pliers into chain pieces

Liver of sulfer patina on copper wire sealed with matte finish spray

Photographed by: Orange Weng

Model: Danielle Ceneta

Silk Screen Printed Earrings

Paper earrings silk screen printed with original design

Designs cut in rubylith, screen printed, cut out

Red thread sewn detail

Silver ear wire

Photographed by: Orange Weng

Model: Danielle Ceneta

Paper earrings silk screen printed with original design

Designs cut in rubylith, screen printed, cut out

Red thread sewn detail

Formed silver needle with thread to string through ear

Bronze Stack Ring, Hand carved and cast

Nude Color and Red Thread

Dark Blue and White Thread

Tribal Necklace

Front: Copper sheet formed, enameled triangles with transparent and opaque layers

Apple Green Patina, handmade copper chain

Horse hair woven onto bottom

Photographed by: Orange Weng

Model: Steph Lea Boyle

Back: lace pattern etched with transparent enamel

Apple Green Patina, handmade copper chain

Horse hair woven onto bottom

Front Side

Back Side

Swollen Seeds

Glow-in-the Dark Polymer Clay Earrings

Hand built polymer clay form, prong set

Polymer Clay, Silver wire soldered and formed

Photographed by: Orange Weng

Model: Danielle Ceneta

I used these polymer clay forms in a stop-motion animation

and made them into earrings.

The animation is about seeds that can not grow and is called "Swollen Seeds."

Animated by: Sam Laddin

Music: Laura Head

Glow-in-the Dark Polymer Clay Ring

Ring from Top:

 Hand-carved glow-in-the dark polymer clay baked and hardened to imitate stones

Prong set into red car-paint painted copper ring

Glow-in-the dark polymer clay, red car paint, copper sheet and wire

A commentary on mining and the environmental repercussions of obtaining stones.

Photographed by: Orange Weng

Model: Steph Lea Boyle

Deep Etched Lace Earrings

Etched Copper Earrings
Lace Pattern- Japanese Vintage Lace
Wet-packed enamel with liver of sulfur patina
Copper sheet with silver ear wire

Photographed by: Orange Weng
Model: Fenna Engelke

Backside- enamel on copper

Lace Necklace

Laminated paper with images of Japanese vintage lace printed on it

Laminated pieces cut out and shaped using a heat gun

Laminate, Black store bought chain, Paper, Glue

Photograph by: Orange Weng

Model: Fenna Engelke