THIS IS WORK THAT I DID AT PRATT INSTITUTE (1993-1994) UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AXEL SAND.

I LOVE WORKING WITH MY HANDS. THIS IS SOMETHING I MISS NOW THAT I WORK SO MUCH WITH THE COMPUTER. MY CHALLENGE IS TO FIND A REAL BALANCE.

THE DESIGNS ON THIS FIRST BRACELET WERE INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF ALEXANDER CALDER.

AN IMAGE OF MY FIRST MFA SHOW AT PRATT INSTITUTE IN BROOKLYN, NY

BRACELETS BELOW: ARE MIRRORS TO EACH OTHER. ONE HAS THE ROTATORY SQUARE TUBING ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE OTHER ONE HAS THEM ON THE INSIDE. BOTH WITH FULL MOBILITY - ADDRESSING ISSUES OF EXPOSURE AND PRIVACY.

THESE EXAMPLES BELOW: CASTS FROM HARD WAX CARVED DESIGNS AND FORGED NECKLACE, SOME WITH STONES.

CERAMIC WORK. CERAMICS ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. I HAVE ATTEMPTED MANY TIMES AND ALWAYS LOVED IT. THIS IS A VERY EARLY PIECE FROM WHEN I HAD FIRST ARRIVED IN THE USA AND I HAD A JOB AS ASSISTANT TO A CERAMIC ARTIST IN MIAMI.

LATER, I DEDICATED A LOT OF TIME TO WEAVING METAL.

AND TO THE PRODUCTION OF HAND MADE FINE SILVER CHAINS, FOLLOWING A VERY OLD AND BEAUTIFUL TECHNIQUE. I NEED TO ADD THAT PICTURE...