NECKLACE

Amy Pfaffman

RISD ’90 [Industrial Design]
San Francisco-based artist Amy Pfaffman sees beauty in the world around her, transforming everyday objects and materials into intriguing items of adornment. Her cleverly-crafted jewelry is made of everything from actual fish vertebra, twigs and porcupine quills to pocket watch keys, linoleum flooring, vintage wooden game pieces and toothbrush heads. Whether creating one-of-a-kind pieces or multiples, Pfaffman (www.pfaffman.com) seamlessly integrates each found object into her work, producing rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets that are surprising and delightful in their straightforward simplicity.