Jewelry



Runaway Necklace
The historical importance of Jewelry celebrated with an imaginated relic of a made-up love story. 
It belonged to a well-behaved princess, who ran away after falling for a “savage” and his people’s way of life. She only brought along this dainty necklace - a toned down royal shield design made to fit her new nomad lifestyle and serve as a reminder of her roots.






Renaissun
Symbols and hidden messages are some of my most profound inspirations. The sunburst mirror in Jan Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait has captured me since high-school Art History class. This pendant is a tribute to that tiny but magnificent detail. My image is not revealed, but the imperfect yet insistently delicate handiwork disclose my artistic temperament.






Hypnosis Hoop
Spiral hoop earring exploring the power of esoteric symbols and handiwork in modern, everyday pieces of jewelry.






Aphrodite 
Gold earring shaped as a seashell, with a graduating pearl strand. Inspired by Botticelli's feminine depictions and pearl adornments.






Spiritual Spiral
Attempting to create a harmonious combination of the two precious metals - silver and gold - each symbolizing a different phase of the disciple’s journey.






Adornment, 2019
Initiating, creating and curating the collaboration between myself and london-based artist Maayan Sophia Weisstub, for Tel-Aviv Yaffo’s Illustration Week.

The idea was born out of the imaginative additions Maayan adds to images of body parts, turning them into animals.
We diluted a selected list of “classic” and “timeless” pieces of jewelry to turn into whimsical collages, and then back to new, entirely unorthodox pieces of jewelry.

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