About me…my studio is based at home in Lyttelton, Aotearoa. I make contemporary jewellery in sterling silver and gold with occasional gemstones.
Jewellery has always been a signifier – representing power, culture, familial lines, relationships and personal narrative. For me it is how I choose to display identity, a personal aesthetic and an intimate history. I am drawn to the raw, imperfect but also to the elegant and refined and I hope that a piece of my work contains all of these elements. That’s when I know I’m finished.
Introduced to the workshop at a young age by my mother, a trained silversmith - I then went on to complete a Bachelor of Design, majoring in printmaking and sculpture. I have worked in jewellery design since 2011. INNATE draws and reflects on organic beauty and is created in a way that shows the hand of the maker in every piece.
