I have been a studio jeweler since 1976, working full time since 1978. My jewels concern themselves not simply with function, but also with the implicit/explicit narrative capacity of adornment. The sources of inspiration for my work are varied: ancient artifacts; the architectural fantasies of Brodsky and Utkin; the mediaeval reliquary; the mysteries inherent in the work of William Harper, Keith LoBue and DX Ross; the complex and complicated structures that speak on many levels of human experience, especially humanity’s delight in the body-embellished. I am invested in a continuing tradition of adornment as an expression of the power of the wearer. My pieces contains carefully selected and assembled precious elements that reflect an intimate symbology. My work thematically integrates jewelry fabrication techniques (metal clay, engraving, stamping, fold-forming, oxidation/patination, roll-printing, cold connections), enameling, and precious metals, precious stones and found objects. The jewels explore the fusion of all these elements with the stories my objects relate, each object speaking as a sculptural encyclopedia of connected and coherent images, symbols, and concepts.; lindakayemoses.com