A few words about my jewelry
I started making jewelry in the early 80s with artist Marcio Mattar in Brazil. I moved to NYC in the mid-’80s and worked for Robert Lee Morris in his then SOHO shop. Today I live in California, and after a brief (actually very long) intermission, I'm back making jewelry, and it was the best decision I've ever made.
I enjoy making jewelry, and joy is my fuel. Jewelry can be empowering and not just a "vanity thing," in my view. When I create a piece, I do so with someone in mind; I just don't know them. One day the two will meet.
The piece was made for you when you see a piece of jewelry, and there is an emotion attached to it. There is a certain energy that happens. It is almost like the jewelry finds its owner.
I like working with materials like silver, gold, iron, leather, and stones. It is important to me that my jewelry complement a person’s true identity. My work is always changing and never finished. I'm just getting started.
I love to carve wax models the old fashion way. I use the computer to create a few models, but I prefer to carve them by hand. Computers tend to be tedious. When I carve by hand, there is a magic of creation that happens, and that doesn't quite exist with computer modeling. (sometimes)
Number nine is my lucky number. Many important events in my life are associated with the number nine. Amulets are items people use for protection and mean something special to them. I like to think of my jewelry in this way. Hence the name NineAmulets.
I spend hours and hours in my studio, and I don't feel the time, I just crank up the music and work. Looking out the window I see the beautiful California nature and I feel lucky.
