Growing up with artistic inclinations in a steel mill town in the Appalachian Mountains, Danielle took in the everyday sights of rolling hills, freight trains and the lattice of bridges, with a child’s wonder-filled eyes. All of this sparked her own creative industry, which she now express through jewelry design. Clean, simple geometric forms are the building blocks of Danielle's designs, which are influenced by architecture, machines and nature. While combining these different influences, she strives to create modern, elegant and comfortable jewelry with a playful twist. Her newest body of work is inspired by the garden outside her studio as well as geology and topographic maps. She creates peaks, valleys and fissures hand forged in sterling & gold w/ bold gem accents. Leaves, petals and vines made in sterling and gold are stripped down to their basic geometric forms and combined with pearls and diamonds. The resulting modern designs are both feminine and dramatic but still playful.
