Born:
1974 Chiba, Japan
Training / Education:
- 1999-2003 MFA University of North Texas, Jewelry/Metalsmith
- 1994-1996 BFA Northern Arizona University, Jewelry/Metalsmith
Work Experience:
- Adjunct Faculty: North Harris Community College/Houston Community College, 2007-present
- Visiting Professor: Arizona State University, 2005 Fall
- Self Employed Artist: 2003- present
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
Solo
- 2009 PalmBeach3, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts NY
- 2009 SOFA NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts NY
- 2008 Intimacy, Sieraad (group), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2008 SOFA Chicago,repr. by Charon Kransen Arts NY
- 2008 Int. Art + Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts NY
- 2008 SOFA NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts NY
- 2008 Schmuck , Int. Craft Fair.Munich, Germany
- 2008 Touching Warms the Art (group), Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR
- 2008 Refined: Abundance (group), Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Awards / Grants:
- 2008 2008 Emerging Artist's Award, Art Jewelry Forum
- 2004 Artist-in-Residency, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Publications:
- Jewelry Compendium, 2009
- Jewelry, 2009
- Schmuck 2008, 2008
- 500 Earrings, 2006
- 500 Necklaces, 2006
- 500 Bracelets, 2005
- 1000 Rings, 2005
- The Art of Enameling, 2005
- Metalsmiths, Exhibition Reviews, Summer, 2005
Artist Statement:
I make wearable art that emphasizes the intimate nature of jewelry as an object. I use materials that may suggest skin or internal organs as if they are an extension of the body, as if one's inner feelings are outwardly displayed. |
