I recently participated in Somerville Open Studios. Thank you to all who came by. My work is on display at: Jade Moran Jewelry Studio 257 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA   map and directions
Mobius Rings Rings with a single surface that transitions smoothly between the inside and the outside of the band. Amino Acid Rings Rings with words encoded in stylized amino acids. Binary Rings Rings with binary encoded messages.
Linkubes Kinetic cube sculpture in steel. Linkubes Penta Kinetic cube sculpture in sterling silver. Microcubes Versatile cube jewelry
Rings An assortment of rings that I've created in the past few years. The rings have been carved in wax and cast in platinum, gold, and sterling silver.
Benzene Rings - Rendered (Spring 2003) Computer model for a pair of benzene inspired wedding bands. The rings have been carved in wax and cast in platinum.
Icosa-Dodecahedral Mandala (Winter 2003) The steel mandala is a flattened pair of nested platonic duals; an icosahedron inside of a dodecahedron. The two shapes are not welded together; the icosahedron can be removed from the dodecahedron. They are constructed from 1/4" diameter mild steel rod. polished mild steel - 14.5"x16"x1.5"
Figure 8 Knot (2002) The Figure 8 Knot is a closed loop, which overlaps itself at four points, in its simplest planar projection. The knot is cold-worked 1/4" mild steel rod, oxy-acetylene welded. polished mild steel - 9"x9"x6"
Copper Cinquefoil Knots (Winter 2003) Several pentagonal knot permutations, in copper. They each consist of a single closed loop, the ends silver-soldered together.
Borromean Rings (Fall 2002) Three mutually linked rings, that will come apart if any one ring is removed. One of the links has a gap in it, so this property can be demonstrated. unfinished mild steel - 6.5"x6"x3"
Alexander's Horned Sphere (August 2002) A fractal, composed of linked steel loops of descending diameter and rod thickness. This sculpture has 5 levels of loops (horns), and is only a subset of the true infinitely Horned Sphere. The Alexander's Horned Sphere is homeomorphic with the ball (a solid sphere), and has the same boundary as a sphere. This means that it can be continuously deformed (in the 4th dimension) into a solid sphere. Unlike a standard sphere, however, the surface is not simply connected. See mathworld.wolfram.com and math.ohio-state.edu The Horned Sphere now resides in Newton, MA.
5 Level Alexander's Horned Sphere - Rendered (August 2002) Computer model for an AHS with 5 levels of nesting.
4 Level Alexander's Horned Sphere (June 2002) A steel AHS with 4 levels of nesting.
Whitetail Deer (Jan-Mar 2002) A lifesize whitetail deer, sculpted in 1/2" steel rod. Height: 3'6" at shoulder, 6' with antlers. These albums document the process and progress of the deer from sketch to model to completed sculpture. The deer now resides in NJ. Models and Studies The Head The Body Finished Deer
The Moose (Fall 2001) A lifesize moose, sculpted in 1/2" steel rod. These albums show the scale model (11"), the actual sculpture (8'6", 130 lbs), and the antler construction. The moose now resides in Maine. Model The Moose Creating Antlers
Bikes A collection of bikes I've chopped. One of my bikes was featured in the Boston Sunday Globe.
Contact To commission a sculpture or ask any questions about my work.