"Patchwork Sea Urchin Cuff" by April Ottey

Recycled sterling silver and 23.5K gold. 2022. This cuff features several different sea urchin shells cast in sterling silver and patched together. The 23K fused gold creates a beautiful contrast with the textures and oxidized silver and makes this piece truly unusual and eye-catching. This cuff makes a bold statement, and yet it is comfortable enough for everyday wear. Size: Choose size based on wrist circumference.

Medium: fits wrists from 5-6.5”
Large: fits wrists 6.5” and larger

April Ottey is an artist living in Port Townsend, WA. She has her studio a stones throw from Discovery Bay where she creates contemporary jewelry inspired by the natural world. Her close up inspection of various stages of birth, growth, death and decay in forests, rivers and beaches has shaped who she is as an artist. She casts, fabricates and incorporates the textures and intricate shapes found in nature to create jewelry that places nature into a new context.

April’s work can be found in various galleries throughout the Northwest. She is a member of the Northwest Designer Craftsmen Guild and the Seattle Metals Guild. She has an MFA from Central Washington University and an undergraduate degree from Montana State University. She taught jewelry and metalsmithing at an alternative high school for 10 years until she decided to pursue her own work full time in 2015.

You can find more of the artist's work at www.aprilottey.com.