Black and white close-up photo of a woman with one hand covering her face, revealing her eye, forehead, and part of her nose. She has wavy hair and wears rings on her fingers.

a multidisciplinary project merging silversmithing, photography, design, and storytelling

RIPTIDES

Blueprint drawing of an oyster shell ring design with illustrations labeled 'RIP TIDES,' 'DIMENSIONS,' 'RIPPLED TEXTURE,' 'FLAT LID,' 'PEARL,' and arrows pointing to different features, accompanied by photographs of oyster shells and pearl jewelry.

From conception to design, it all started with one blueprint:

PART ONE

A page of handwritten and typed text discussing a personal story about oysters, accompanied by a pencil sketch of an oyster shell.
Hands squeezing a lemon, with juice dripping, against a dark background.
A page from a book or notebook featuring a drawing of three oyster shells at the top. The text discusses the process of artistic or personal transformation, using oysters creating pearls as a metaphor. Handwritten annotations point to the next slide and mention tension and joy.

PART TWO

Art installation titled 'Conversations in San Diego' by artist Mixed media on wood, May 24. The artwork features a textured, abstract scene with a central organic shape resembling an open shell or clamshell with a brown spherical object inside, set against a teal and black background with netting and paint effects.

PART THREE

A page from a notebook or journal that includes handwritten notes, a small sketch of the Statue of Liberty, and a drawing of a martini glass.
Close-up black and white photograph of a woman with wet, curly hair, holding a pearl ring to her lips.
A black and white close-up photograph of a person with wet hair, partially covering their face with their hand, featuring a ring on their finger and a tattoo on their wrist.
Close-up of wet black hair, with a metallic ring or bead at the bottom, on a smooth gray surface.
Close-up of a person's eye with a lollipop held near the nose, captured in black and white.
Close-up of a woman's face with wet hair, wearing a large decorative ring on her finger, holding a pearl ring to her mouth, with a second similar ring on her necklace.
A black and white photo of a woman with wet, wavy hair covering part of her face, with one eye visible and her hand partially covering her face.
Black and white photo of a woman partially covering her face with her hand, with one eye visible and styled wet hair.

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