VALENTINA VALE
VALENTINA VALE [1989, MFA Jewelry + Metallsmithing]
Based in Austin, TX
The heart of Valentina’s jewelry is to be found in the aliveness of her shapes. Valentina enjoys taking shapes from childhood and reconfiguring them as jewelry. Of course, nature is eternally inspiring but, more specifically, human movement – dance – finds its way across her work.
Her shapes in sterling silver are designed around simple, pure forms, at times lending themselves as a setting for semiprecious stones. Valentina’s process includes casting, forming, and “electro-forming,” a process that creates a lighter piece of jewelry without losing the tensile strength of the metal.
