The Feeling of a Well-Made Earring
When you grow up with a painter for a father, you learn things about balance and perspective without realizing you're learning them. Turns out everything he talked about at the easel applies just as much to making jewelry as it does to painting. This is what actually makes an earring good to wear and why balance matters more than symmetry every single time.
BE YOU: Boldly Express Your Own Uniqueness
Bold is relative. Before I started making my own jewelry, my style was ordinary — safe, typical, nothing that announced itself. I didn't know yet what I was capable of.
Earrings First. Always.
It didn't happen all at once. It was a gradual shift — a slow realization that on the days I got my earrings right, I felt comfortable in my own skin. Not dressed up for anyone else. Just like myself. This is the philosophy behind Earrings First. Always. — and why starting there changes everything about how you get dressed.