Biography
Ever since I was young I have been creating things with my hands, always supported by my parents who have encouraged me and my brother and sisters to express ourselves with all kinds of materials.
Years ago, Carol Wilcox Wells' breathtaking and overwhelming book ‘The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving’ challenged me and introduced me to the unlimited world of working with small, high-quality Japanese beads.
In 2017, my interest in geometric beadwork led to my collaboration with Kate McKinnon and the Contemporary Geometric Beadwork team. Through this collaboration, and inspired by geometry in nature, I had the opportunity to develop myself and to specialize in creating decorative designs in combination with architectural surfaces.
Looks
About the look
Ruffled Collar
Delica Beads
2019
The Ruffled Collar and the hyperloop bangle are both curved surfaces generated by the movement of a straight line.
Both pieces began with a peyote start and by using multiple increases they turned into hyperbolic curves. Springy and full of tension.
Hyperloop Bangle
Delica Beads
2019
The Ruffled Collar and the hyperloop bangle are both curved surfaces generated by the movement of a straight line.
Both pieces began with a peyote start and by using multiple increases they turned into hyperbolic curves. Springy and full of tension.
About the look
Triangle Bracelet with inserted hypars
Delica Beads
2018
Flat Peyote stitch triangle with several insertions of pre-made Hypars into slits opened along peyote increases.
Idea developed with the Contemporary Geometric Beadwork Team in 2017.
The triangle can appear in many ways and can be fixed into any of these attitudes. It is also wearable as a bracelet.
Triangle Bracelet with inserted hypars
Delica Beads
2018
My favorite part about this piece is its ability to completely change shape, from a flat triangle into a totally different kind of flying object.
Triangle Bracelet with inserted hypars
Delica Beads
2018
It is also wearable as a bracelet.
About the look
Collar composed of pentagonal elements
Delica Beads
2019
As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by Dutch 16th and 17th century portraits, showing women, men, and children posing in dark clothing with patterned lace collars. I’m intrigued by their shapes and ways of folding and by the amount of detail and variety of the patterns.
In my design, the use of both transparent and white beads for the patterns, combined with a black background, are a way of looking for the same perfect contrast.
This three-dimensional collar is composed of nine regular pentagons grouped in a closed circle. Each pentagon is built up from ten regular triangles, five black triangles, and five lacy patterned white ones in a way to aesthetically connect art and geometry.
