I am a Vancouver based jeweller holding a bachelor degree in Archaeology and Art History. I was making and selling my jewellery in my studio-shop in Ankara, Turkey as well as lecturing jewellery making techniques and Art History at Baskent University before coming to Canada in 2005. I used to sell my jewellery at Public Market on Granville Island for more than 12 years and after the pandemic, I've decided to work only with some galleries and attend the major shows before my retirement. I've been making my own design silver jewelry for more than thirty years. I am drawn to the organic and irregular patterns of nature and I am inspired by all the details that I see in my daily life: the shapes, textures and patterns in nature, such as branches on a tree, different details in a leaf and especially reflections and movements I observe on the Ocean. There is a wonderful, universal language in jewellery art and I am dedicated to design and create particularly unique contemporary jewellery.
I’ve been making my own design jewellery for over 30 years which has been inspired by the shapes, textures and patterns I see in nature, such as branches on a tree, different details in a leaf and especially reflections and movement I observe on the Ocean. I am drawn to the organic and irregular patterns of nature. My each design portrays a slice of life, a perspective of the rhythm and poetry of the world in which we all live. There is a wonderful, universal language in jewellery art and I am dedicated to design and create particularly unique contemporary jewellery. My designs combine unique concepts with handmade techniques. I personally hand fabricate each of my pieces with great attention to details.
We respectfully acknowledge that the Filberg Festival takes place on the unceded traditional territory of the K'omoks First Nation, Gila 'kasla...Hay ch q'a'.
