Lot’s Wife (concept ring)

Lot’s Wife (concept ring), originally uploaded by alexispl.

I am momentarily discombobulated as I actually just had a bank employee try to hard sell me on a product that I did not want. When I politely tried to refuse (repeatedly), he told me, “I know what’s best for you ma’am”. I thought I had been magically [...]

You are who you wish to be

A human being is never what he is but the self he seeks

–Octavio Paz

Gmail. *sigh*

I used to write an eponymous blog about my art process when I was actively painting and making sculpture. After a while, I started to feel my sense of privacy had become invaded, and I felt an odd pressure to become more political in my blog posts. While I do have political opinions, that was [...]

About Rings: Notes from Sylvie Lambert

I’m working on a series of rings, so I began by grounding my work with research. Sylvie Lambert wrote the (arguably) definitive book on rings, titled The Ring, Design: Past and Present, which I am currently re-reading and taking copious notes some of which are:

In the history of personal adornment, the ring–more than any other [...]

Tomomi Arata

Arata’s Treasures from Under the Sea, a series of jewelry fabricated of enameled silver, glass, and sand, evokes a sense of wonder and visual pleasure. In the series, Arata developed a process resulting in gritty yet ethereal forms and iridescent, semi-translucent colors suggesting the an element of magic and unearthed sea treasures. Arata’s sublime forms, [...]

Lot’s Wife (concept ring)

Lot’s Wife (concept ring), originally uploaded by alexispl.

I am momentarily discombobulated as I actually just had a bank employee try to hard sell me on a product that I did not want. When I politely tried to refuse (repeatedly), he told me, “I know what’s best for you ma’am”. I thought I had been magically [...]