Lauren Markley, "Untitled."

Untitled pendant, sterling silver with gold leaf, 4.75” x 1.25” x 0.6”; 2022

Artist Statement:

My jewelry, at once both small-scale sculpture as well as ornament for the body, is a personal interpretation of my surroundings and observations. I primarily use sterling silver, enamel, bronze, and wood. My work is inspired by inhabited and abandoned spaces, architecture, building materials, and schematics. I explore these themes through the use of geometric forms, repeated patterns, and negative space, as well as with surface treatments such as painting and etching. I fabricate my jewelry using traditional metalsmithing methods in my studio in Raleigh, NC.