Rock Solid Bodies

Backbend Cuff Bracelet; 3 x 1.5 x 2.15 in.; sterling silver, pink opal, hematite, rainbow obsidian, sodalite, chrysocolla, lepidolite, and amazonite; 2020

Curled Toes Cuff, 2.75 x 2.25 x 1 in., amazonite, onyx, rhodonite, and sterling silver, 2020

Hamstring Stretch; 2 x 1.35 x 0.45 in.; sterling silver pendant with jasper, petrified palm root, serpentine, and hematite; 2020

Splits Toe Reach, 2.75 x 1.5 x 0.5 in., Indigo gabbro, porcelain jasper, rhodonite, purple opal, and sterling silver, 2020

Power Stance, 1.5 x 2 x 0.75 in., Pasco agatized coral, tigers eye, dalmatian jasper, sodalite, petrified wood, and sterling silver, 2020

That Booty, 2.8 x 2.5 x 0.35 in., sterling silver pendant with hand-cut pink opal, chrysocolla, petrified wood, amazonite, and jasper, 2019

Yoga Balance Scale, 2.5 x 1.75 x 0.35 in., chrysocolla, blue lace agate, snowflake obsidian, and sterling silver, 2019

Over-the-Shoulder Glance, approx. 1.5 x 0.5 in., sterling silver pendant with hand-cut black and tan petrified wood, jasper, and brecciated agate, 2019

Over-the-Shoulder Glance (Swimsuit Edition), 2 x 1.6 x 0.25 in., sterling silver pendant with Horse Canyon, Chicken track, and red jaspers, 2020

Sprinter; 2.5 x 1 x 0.35 in.; sterling silver pendant with dinosaur bone, Pasco agatized coral, and onyx; 2020

Sprinter 2; 2 x 1.2 x 0.35 in.; sterling silver pendant with yellow dinosaur bone, petrified palm root, and rainbow obsidian; 2020

Runner; 1.75 x 1.75 x 0.35 in.; sterling silver pendant with agatized coral, quartz, and agate; 2020

Runner 2, sterling silver pendant with script stone, obsidian, and red jasper, 2020

Yoga Triskelion, 2 x 1.8 x 0.35 in., sterling silver, jade, epidote-magnetite Pochuck gneiss, and ocean jasper, 2020

Kettle Bell 1, 1 x 0.75 x 0.3 in., sterling silver pendant with pietersite, blue lace agate, and obsidian, 2020

Hinging off my Gym Series–an investigation of this peculiar, stage-like environment where there is a hyperawareness of our bodies in a private yet public space—Rock Solid Bodies is an offshoot of wearable sculptures that allows my paintings to be brought to the streets. Unrestricted by conventional gallery spaces and large canvases, I aim to play with the absurdity of having a “rock solid” gym body by making one out of it.

Channel inlay is a form of metalsmithing akin to collaging with hand-cut stones with strips or “channels” of sterling silver set between each stone. Another technique used in many of my works is a pillow inlay, where each stone is rounded and polished separately, instead of cut flush all at once. With these works, I want to reshape what wearables can have the potential to do, serving as a conversation piece outside of traditional contemporary art spaces.

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