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Bio: Visual Storyteller
My work has always lived in the visual medium—art, film, tv, fashion, and design. I’m obsessed with three things: the visual, storytelling, and travel. That’s my trifecta. I’m known to my friends as a raconteur—someone who can’t resist a good story, especially one pulled from the road.
Travel and adventure give me deep satisfaction, and I urge everyone to wander, discover, engage, converse, share. Immerse yourself in new places long enough to truly feel where you stand. And embrace nature—the sooner you do, the longer you’ll have it to enjoy.
Travel has been my greatest teacher. It has shaped how I move through the world, sparked curiosity, introduced me to people, places and things I never could’ve imagined, and taught me to embrace both beauty and chaos.
This is The Gucifer: My passion project. A space where stories and objects I collect along the way collide. It may evolve into something completely different—that’s the beauty of intentional chaos.
The Gucifer is named after my constant companion, a 19 pound giant mini-Dachshund named Goose. He has adventurous heart with a propensity for curiosity. He is an absolute angel… until he is an absolute devil.
Inspiration
My dear father passed away on December 26, 2006. Not long after, while hunting for design inspiration at Portobello Market in London, I found an 18K gold and black enamel mourning ring. Bold, striking, almost punk in appearance. Inside the band, I discovered an inscription that included my father’s initials.
I had to buy it. That ring remains one of my most prized possessions, a way of keeping my father close. He was a pilot in the early days of aviation and inspired my love of travel and adventure. From him, I have inherited the wanderlust.
That ring began my fascination with mourning and memorial jewelry. Beyond their emotional weight, I simply love the aesthetic: antiquity that feels completely modern, and often “rock and roll.” These pieces are as wearable today as they were in the 1800s.
Alongside mourning jewelry, I collect sport and award medals from UK markets—inscribed, storied, and super cool. I wear them as pendants or make them into fobs. In their own way, they too become memorials—objects of achievement and remembrance.
New Collections
Mourning Jewelry
Jet mourning jewelry refers to sentimental and memorial pieces, most popular during the Victorian era (1837–1901), particularly after the death of Prince Albert in 1861, when Queen Victoria went into extended mourning and set the trend for black mourning attire and accessories.
Sports/Award Medals
Award medals from the 19th and early 20th centuries were given to recognize achievement, service, participation, or commemoration. Crafted in sterling silver and other noble metals, these medals reflect the Victorian and Edwardian fascination with ceremony, craftsmanship, and civic pride. Each piece—whether tied to sport, academia, military service, or local societies—captures a moment in time and the growing culture of public recognition during this period.
