In Shelter/Heritage collection, I examined aspects of my identity, especially my connection to my roots. In ways big and small, it is always there, dictating my choices and behaviours, sometimes in ways I do not fully understand.

To visually create the connection to tradition, I used the bird, a common folk symbol. Cut out of metal instead of embroidered on textile and encased in a geometric shape, I aimed to bring these symbols into my craft and into the present.

The Shelter/Heritage IX ring is one-of-a-kind.