I make art to transform ordinary materials into narratives about vulnerability, curiosity, and our shared humanity.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I create narrative, thought-provoking jewelry and small metal sculpture, fusing traditional metalsmithing with experimental techniques and materials. I build pieces with visual narrative depth that explore nature, memory, vulnerability, and the unsaid.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in nature, memory, and the quiet emotional undercurrents people carry. Bees, seeds, fossils, found objects, and shifting seasons and emotions are but a few examples of what drives inspiration. I’m drawn to what’s overlooked or unsaid, and to transforming fragments of the natural and personal world into small, meaningful stories.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d invest it into my practice thoughtfully funding materials that would facilitate teaching others either live or virtually to share the knowledge I’ve gathered and to inspire others to push limits of what’s possible with unique materials and approaches.
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