Reserved for designers 22 years of age or younger, this category places no limitation on media used and requires only that the finished piece is wearable jewelry adornment and fabricated by the entrant.
Artist Statement: My name is Christopher Liu, and I am a jeweler and a maker. I found a way of expressing myself through metal by designing and creating and sharing the most versatile art form I have grown to love over the last three years. In a way, my pieces are my thoughts and sentiments made tangible—crafted under the circumstances created around me that I imbue into the metal. Jewelry and metals are the mark of a new frontier in my life that I fully embrace with all of its crests and troughs. Read More
First Place
“Zephyr”
Christopher Liu
Allen, TX, USA
Artist Statement: My work comes from a love of both the natural world and that of fantasy, and a desire to depict both in a wearable form. I like the idea of being able to put on a menagerie of fantastical creatures that are perched on the body, or a little realm captured in metal. Each piece is designed with a narrative in mind; some pieces are standalone stories, while others serve as chapters in a longer tale. Read More
