Photo Jewelry  

A gingerbread house. A Baroque Church. The cool outline of an ultra modern edifice. I have an interest in history and historical forms, and there was much to investigate in my environs- Germany. Photos of the structures that surround me were taken, cut apart, and reconstructed. Much like history itself.

Once the “jewel’ is created from a photo collage protected by Plexi-glas, a setting is them formed responding to the outline of the new structure. Silver and gold decorative elements were soldered together to create the supporting strength of the setting, but they hide behind the surface of the brooch. A complex secret that only the wearer is aware of.