Slow Fashion Movement

Stacy is part of the slow fashion movement, which honors artisanal craftsmanship; This movement is about creating works of art that are meant to last a lifetime…….a return to creating sacred objects.

Slow fashion is against the corporate fashion industry’s unsustainable/ unethical practices involved in mass production. Slow fashion employs ethical means of production which honors artisans, materials and the planet by properly sourcing materials and putting care and intention into each piece.

Many of Stacy’s collections connect with conservation efforts and bring awareness to environmental issues. There is a deep appreciation and reverence for nature behind her creative mission. She hopes to reignite people’s connection to and curiosity of the natural world, one piece at a time..

Her jewelry is created in Vermont, by hand, in small quantities,

Process and Technique:

Stacy creates jewelry directly from organic specimens. She often works with Natural history museums/ university collections or collects interesting items during her travels.

Casting from nature/ Lost wax process: After Stacy selects the items to be cast, She creates an alginate or silicon mold of them,. After mold making, she can create identical waxes to be cast into metal via the lost wax process. These waxes are attached to a wax cone, which is then placed in a cylinder with investment plaster, heated to eliminate the wax and placed into a vacuum caster; Molten metal is then drawn into the cavity, replacing the original wax form. This process creates a nearly identical replica of the original piece. The item is then worked into a piece of jewelry using artisanal methods.

Cuttlefish bone casting: The cuttlefish bone casting technique requires cuttlefish bone, (the mold), which is cut in half, carved into creating a negative design, and rewired shut. Molten metal is poured into a funnel created in the top of the bone. The bone is destroyed in the casting process, yielding a one-of-a-kind piece in metal. The resulting piece expresses a fascinating organic patterning from the bone’s natural texture.

Artisanal Technique: When working from scratch with sheet metal, Stacy uses artisanal techniques she learned during her goldsmith training in Florence Italy. All work is created using manual methods of filing, forging, cutting, shaping and polishing.

Materials: Most of Stacy’s jewelry is made from Sterling or Bronze, with special commissions and wedding rings made to order in gold. She often oxidized the pieces, giving them a dark contrasting patina, which highlights the texture and detailing of each object.

Where it’s made: Stacy’s raw castings are created from a highly reputable foundry in Arezzo Italy; she then crafts and finishes each piece by hand in her studio in Vermont, U.S.A.. Each sculptural item is uniquely oxidized, showing a distinctive and slightly variable patina.