String of Ring Pendants
Cast Sterling Silver

Artist’s Statement
Drawing my influences largely from architectural forms, human dwellings and natural habitats, I am inspired by notions of space – whether they are public or private, interior or exterior. The contrast of elements such as rough and smooth, dark and light, geometric and organic also inform and influence my creative process as I aim at creating simple forms with much depth. My designs are often reversible or multi-functional, offering the viewer and/or wearer many perspectives on their wearable sculpture.

Biography
Kari Woo is a full-time studio jeweller who also doubles as a mixed media assemblage artist residing in Canmore, Alberta. She is a co-founder and previous owner of INFLUX Jewellery Gallery, an instructor with the Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) Extended Studies Program in Calgary and a founding member of crafter collectives in Calgary and Vancouver that advocate for the handmade and buying local. In her spare time she likes to think and write about the role of Craft in contemporary culture. Her mixed media work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe and across Canada; her jewellery designs are available in high-end design boutiques and galleries across the country and in select U.S. locations. Woo graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree [honors] from ACAD in 2003 and has been in the art jewellery field since 1993.