Emiko Oye

Inspired by haute couture, art history, New Wave/Pop Music and everything Bowie, San Francisco artist Emiko Oye creates colorful, bold jewelry from conceptual art statements to urban ready-to-wear. Utilizing LEGO® and semi-precious materials, her jewelry universally tugs on the nostalgic heartstrings, and artfully interweaves memories into conversation-sparking adornment. In working with recycled media, emiko discovered similarities in both LEGO® and jewelry: hands-on-story-telling capabilities, increased value with vintage, dedicated collectors, generational status as family heirloom. Emiko is also a LEGO® Corp Influencer wjose work can be seen in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

From Sienna Patti website

Since receiving her BFA from Syracuse University in 1997, her work has been shown in exhibitions internationally and across the US including a solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design. Her art is in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland Oregon. Her work has been featured in many publications including: 21st Century Jewelry, On Jewellery, The Art of Jewelry: Plastic and Resin, Humor in Craft, Metalsmith Magazine and American Craft.

From Artist's Website

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