10/01/2026
I entered a nation-wide call by The Jeweler’s Saw and Art For The People Gallery and I’m so honored that my piece was accepted!
The exhibition is called Lyrical Jewelry - “a unique jewelry exhibition featuring 13 national jewelry artists who have designed and crafted pieces inspired by song lyrics, both mainstream and original.
The exhibition will run throughout the month of October, in tandem with Austin City Limits, bringing together music and jewelry in a celebration of creative expression and the stories that songs inspire.”
💫The opening reception is October 2nd and the exhibition will run through 10/30 at ART FOR THE PEOPLE GALLERY at Springdale General
📍1023 Springdale Rd. Austin, TX 78721
Inspired by “Slipping Through My Fingers”by ABBA
“Slipping Through My Fingers” is a song by ABBA that describes a mother’s bittersweet regret of realizing how quickly her daughter has grown up, an experience that is shared by so many. While it’s originally written from the mother’s perspective, for me, this song speaks to my experience of being a sandwich caregiver to both my mother and my children.
The lyrics “slipping through my fingers” sway me in between these two distinct yet similar realities of watching both my children slip away towards growth and independence and my mother towards aging.
The individual origami components that make up each earring represent the passage of time and the decline that I have been witnessing: from a complex and dynamic shape, to a smaller, simpler shape, to one with holes where memories and experiences can fall through.
As a whole, the piece is representative of the shape of a neuron (messengers of the brain that allow us to think, feel, and move), with the starlike cell body that leads to the long axon (represented by the chain).
The most complex and dynamic origami component
The origami units that make up the smaller, simpler shape
The final origami component with holes.
I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to create something so personal for my first gallery exhibition! 🥰🙏💫
