Portfolio
This page offers a glimpse into my evolution and the different stages of my creative journey. My work is rooted in a personal exploration of materials, shapes, and balance, developed through experimentation and ongoing projects. The pieces presented here reflect this approach and its evolution over time.
“On the Edge” Brooches
While admiring Calder’s headboard at the Guggenheim exhibition in Venice, I had a revelation: I needed to work with balance — the balance between metal and the color of polymer clay — and I needed to work not from sheet metal, but from wire.
Mixed-Media on polymer clay
Mixed media involves combining several techniques and materials within a single creation. In my work, this takes the form of pairing polymer clay with other mediums. It is an approach I have explored since the very beginning and which has gradually become a true signature of my creative universe. In recent years, I have placed particular emphasis on layering techniques, especially through the use of acrylic paint.
Metal and polymer clay
After a few attempts many years ago, I decided to explore metalwork in my jewelry practice in the spring of 2020. I now share this experience through courses centered around the dialogue between metal and polymer clay.
Wood and polymer clay
I am fascinated by working with wood, and I find it pairs beautifully with polymer clay. Since late 2018, I have owned a laser cutter that allows me to create my own wooden shapes, into which I wanted to inlay polymer clay. I have a Youtube video showing the entire process of making a pair of wooden and polymer clay earrings — from the very beginning, starting with a wooden board and sheets of white clay, all the way to the finished piece ready to wear.
To go further
I created many pieces combining wood with inlays, but eventually I wanted to replace the wooden parts with polymer clay as well. This led me to explore molding techniques.
In 2020, I taught in workshops then in a very complete course that includes molding techniques used to create polymer clay pieces into which decorative polymer clay elements are inlaid. To create these decorative surfaces, I teach an abstract and intuitive painting technique — an approach that is both playful and deeply soothing. The templates used to create the silicone molds are available for purchase.
Miajyma Collection
This collection continues a body of work I first began exploring in 2017. I kept its original structure while allowing the design to evolve through new influences — particularly a journey to Japan, which deeply shaped my approach to forms and balance. This work later led to a tutorial in which I share the surface techniques developed for this series.
Keep the link
This collection was born during the Covid pandemic. I was searching for a different way of assembling pieces, using cords, knots, and connections. The name of the collection came naturally — it refers to all the virtual exchanges that emerged during the spring of 2020 to help people stay connected.
Pebbles Necklaces
My very first pebble necklace dates back to 2014. At the time, it was mounted on a black cable and fastened at the front with a magnetic clasp system.
Quelques années plus tard, en 2016, j’ai repris cette idée des galets avec l’envie de la faire évoluer. Je souhaitais notamment créer un collier réglable en longueur, capable de s’adapter à toutes les morphologies. Par ailleurs, je le voulais légèrement souple, afin d’offrir un confort optimal, quelle que soit la manière de le porter. Finalement, cette recherche a abouti à une version réversible, que j’ai ensuite enseignée lors de plusieurs stages.
Faux wood
My first experiments in developing this wood imitation technique date back to the summer of 2015. I loved exploring and refining this process. You can find detailed instructions for creating this wood effect in reversible necklace tutorial. I find this imitation even more beautiful when combined with color.
Magnetic, articulated, or reversible jewelry
I believe one of the elements that fuels my overall creative process is my fascination with mechanical technology. It has led me to explore ways of creating jewelry with multiple functions — such as magnetic, reversible, or articulated pieces.
“Twist” Modular Jewelry
This line of research also led me to explore transformable and interchangeable jewelry, particularly “Twist” pieces, whose elements can be unscrewed to renew or change certain parts of the design.
“Elegant Connections” Modular Jewelry
or the jewelry pieces created from my collaboration with Sylvie Peraud, “Elegant Connections”, whose concept is explained in this article..
Enamel-Like Finishes
Perfecting a technique that would allow me to imitate the appearance of enamel occupied much of my year in 2014. My goal was to create domed surfaces similar to cabochons, which is not so simple when working with liquid polymer clay. I explain how to achieve this effect in this free tutorial.
