Forged & Fire
I find the most exiting part of jewelry metals to be the process of refinement. There is nothing quite like the gratification that results from taking a raw material, heating, bending, hammering, joining, all to adorn the body and meet the eye as an ode to earth from which we came.
Silver & Brass
There is a simple joy sparked by a ring band in silver or brass. Stackable or worn on their own, brushed or polished, hammered or smooth, not a quite a statement but a touch of the earth formed to fit just right.
“Need to Know That You’re Mine” (2018)
This enamel interpretation of a belt buckle highlights the ever changing standards of success and beauty. It serves as a physical measurement belt to obtain measurements of the body and the buckle itself, in units of “likes”, as commentary on the contemporary value attributed to social media presence.
“Louis Becomes a Bratz Doll” (2018)
This enamel tryptic captures a social media post by @foundbylouis which chronicles the satirical journey of getting plastic surgery procedures to look more like a Bratz Doll. Highlighting changing beauty standards through campy and crudely photoshopped self portraits, Louis morphs his face alongside a fictitious narrative about the concern of his friends and family as he seeks happiness through physical altercation.