My art relates to objects  that can exist at many scales to question the notion of what is real and how our physical relationship with objects challenges our notion of space. I create sculptural full scale models of slices of architecture from traditional model making techniques which are then shrunken to a miniature size in the form of functional object art made with traditional goldsmithing techniques.

Objects/ markings can be symbols as they notate the surfaces they interact with whether it is the concrete paving with fluorescent construction marking paint or piece of jewelry that touches our skin. I am now inspired by the everyday ordinary occurrences around me as Brooklyn has a raw energy that evokes change as the built environment is constantly transforming.

As a Hong Kong native who was brought up in Toronto, Canada, art was the focal point studying at the Claude Watson School for the Arts as an Visual Arts Major who then completed Architecture at the University of Toronto which then inspired the fusion of  my architecture inspired Jewelry and Sculptures which tie the two worlds together. This desire to create led to study of contemporary jewelry at California College of the Arts and The Crucible in Oakland and then to Sweden to apprentice under the jewelry artist and master goldsmith Peter de Wit.

Architecture led me to explore the world searching for new cities and spaces to explore which included living and working in Toronto, Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco and now Brooklyn, New York. What I noticed was that all these cities had something in common,  in -between spaces were created accidentally with juxtaposed buildings that created patterns made of lines and shapes repeated from light, reflections or shadows like markings or traces that recalled their original form in memory of an architectural concept.

My Jewelry pieces act like shrunken miniature sculptures of my full size conceptual sculptures that engage the wearer's physical space as opposed to the notion of a full size sculpture that asserts its space to force the viewer to engage around it.

I am attracted to stones like pyrite and crystals that form architectural shapes and are materials that create reflections that may not always be predictable and regular like the way cities can change their shadows and reflections in the light.

I find comfort in the discovery of the in-between spaces as the notion of home is replaced by wanderlust for the discovery of new places that become my in between home.

Freshwater pearls, Silk, Silver, glass mosaic, recycled leather

Materials: glass mosaic, recycled leather, silver

Materials: glass mosaic, recycled leather, aluminum black chain

Materials: fresh water pearls, glass mosaic, fish leather, aluminum black chain

Materials: glass mosaic, recycled leather, aluminum chain, silver

Materials: resin, recycled leather, black aluminum, silver

Materials: resin, recycled leather, aluminum black chain, silver

Materials: Silver, enamel

Materials: acrylic, copper

Materials: Glass Mosaic, fish leather, ceramic beads, silk

Materials: glass mosaic, recycled leather

Materials: glass mosaic, recycled leather, black aluminum chain

Materials: Copper, silk

Materials: copper, enamel, silver

Materials: Silver, leather

Materials: Silver, Red silk

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Silver, Pyrite

Materials: Austrian glass, Silver

Materials: Copper, Black brass chain 

Material: Silver

Materials: Silver, Leather cord

Materials: Silver, Leather cord

Materials: Brass, Leather cord

Materials: Silver, Black brass ball chain

Material: Silver

Materials: Silver, Black brass chain

Materials: Balsa Wood, Paint

Materials: Balsa wood, Paint

Materials: Silver

Materials: Silver, Paint

Materials: Silver, Paint

Materials: Silver

Materials: Silver, Granite Stone

Materials: Silver, Steel

Materials: Silver

Materials: Brass, Leather

Materials: Copper

Materials: Plastic Laminate, Enamel Paint, Glass beads, Silk, Brass and enamel

Materials: Architectural Aluminum, Coke can Aluminum with enamel paint, copper, nylon cord, nylon tassel

Re-use of found objects into a necklace to question the value of what the commodity of jewelry is?The use of a collector's can of coke shaped like the classic glass bottle alludes to an object of desire in its rarity.

Materials: Acrylic sheets, Resin beads, Leather cord, Brass, Brick layer string

I find it interesting to use interior design materials in an unconventional ways to create custom flat beads that are movable with the wearer's desire to touch and interact with it.
The brick layer's string used to lay bricks on a building is normally found in a hardware store but has a completely different life when put out of context with its original use.

Materials: Architectural Aluminum, Enamel paint, Leather cord, Brass with enamel

The idea that architectural samples of aluminum can be re-appropriated into jewelry by minimizing waste by designing shapes that fit into shapes that fit into one piece of a sample.

Materials: Architectural Aluminum, Enamel paint, Nylon cord, Brass, Fine Silver with enamel, silk string

This necklace is a commentary of overbuilding in China and in the rush to build more new buildings, temples and artifacts such as lanterns are lost forever. 

Lanterns represent the rebirth and renewal each year and the Lunar New Year Lantern festival is celebrated in Hong Kong.

Materials: Bass wood, paint, string

Materials: Bass wood, paint, string

Materials: Bass wood, paint, string

The sculptural installation,” Lily #1-8”, consists of 8 distinct objects of ascending order representing each of the 8 “Lilies” in the order of Ortolano ( Gardener), Salumiere ( Delicatessen),Publican ( Public House or Tavern), Baker, Butcher, Cobbler, Blacksmith, and Taylor as the 8 ancient guilds which transform from order to chaos as a site installation. Myself being an Architect,  Jewelry designer and artist who resonates with wanting to belong to an ancient guild noting parallels with Williamsburg in its new found guilds of D.I.Y., craft, art, design, music, yoga, hipster and artisanal food culture.

The Lady of Mount Caramel is celebrated its 125th anniversary of the “Feast of the Lilies” on June 22nd, 2012. I find myself relating to the immigrant status of my predecessors as I have a need to mark my own territory. The “Lilies” series is a site specific installation for markers as placement of random objects which map the vendor spaces along the procession of the carnival not unlike the site installation of the “Gates” Central Park, New York City project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude which were located at even intervals by a marking wand with a specially designed green paint similar to the green color of the Lily markers. The markers act like a portico or colonnade representing a symbol or an invented hieroglyph representing the typology of minimalist art reminding of institutional art in museums.