Mizuhiki
A few years ago I picked up a book on mizuhiki design techniques and produced a series of bookmarks from it. For a while, I tried directly replicating the paper cord technique with metal wires, but it never translated the way I intended.
Mizuhiki-Inspired Flowers (はな)
While visiting Himeji Castle, I observed some winter cherry blossoms and, while I studied the shapes, I realized that I needed to develop a mizuhiki-inspired technique, as opposed to following the traditional form in a different medium.
These sakura and ume blossom jewelry, some with the addition of ume-inspired leaves, were born from a fascination with traditional Japanese techniques and the spirit of California innovation.
Himeji Castle, 2017
