Unlikely Cohorts →

For some reason, this ring concept and design took me by surprise - kinda floored me. I think it is the unlikely mesh of two very different worlds - that of the physical world and the audio world - combined into a symbolic piece of art that one wears and keeps close at all times. 

Yes, of course, they are connected every second of every day via our eyes, ears and brains…but, audio as a design element or as a physical symbol to be carried around and worn just struck me. I know we carry around audio with us all the time, and that items of clothing and jewelry have been made from things like records, cds etc…but for some reason, this seems different to me. Utterly personal and priceless.

I aspire to create pieces as individual as this someday.

Funny, I am also struck at how we demand polar extremes from our artisans. On one hand, we want affordable art that can only be so because of the mass produced, overly commercialized nature of it (think Pottery Barn catalog) but…on the other hand, we cherish and crave those items that are individual and personal.

I think, as artists and artisans, we’d all love to be able to do the latter…but strive for the former as a way to prove viability and worthiness.