INSIDEOUT
INSIDEOUT | Wood and crystal, forms placed within
INSIDEOUT means to turn inside out, to flip over. In jewelry, stones often appear on the surface, but in this series, that brilliance is placed on the inside. Crystals are set within the warm natural wood of maple and rosewood. This is a one-of-a-kind series where the outer material gently embraces what lies within.
Opening Boundaries
INSIDEOUT draws inspiration from the "Möbius strip," a figure where inside and outside cannot be distinguished. Front and back, inside and outside, concave and convex. Though they seem to separate, they are actually gently connected. The forms are shaped as if tracing these boundaries.
Wood is carved out, polished, metal edging is fitted, and circular windows (holes) are finished. By carrying out all these processes entirely by hand, the transparency of crystal appears beyond the silver-edged windows. This is contemporary jewelry where the very act of "peering in" slightly inverts one's perspective.
The Act of Placing Within
Keeping something within is not about hiding it. It's about placing precious things at the center and giving form to the very process of protecting them. Wood, crystal, and metal harmonize, quietly renewing perspective at the hands and chest. This is a series that embraces the presence born between inside and outside.
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