ELLERY HATOPP
Metalsmithing & Jewelry
Hello my name is Ellery! I am a graduating senior in the metalsmithing a jewelry department. I fell in love with jewelry in my freshman year of high school foundation 3D arts class and have been hooked ever since.
You can find more of my work on my website:
lredesigns.squarespace.com
Or on my Instagram:
ellery_hatopp_
Scribe Hair Pin, 2022, silver and resin
Separation Anxiety Ring, 2022, silver and resin
Middle Child Earrings, 2021, silver and resin
Dancin Ya! Earrings, 2021, silver and resin
Pink Floyal Earrings, 2021, silver and resin
19 Earrings, 2021, silver and resin
Alley Ring, 2021, silver and resin
Sketch Earrings, 2021, silver and resin
Always on Time Earrings, 2019, silver and resin
Bird-ay Earrings, 2019, silver and resin
ELLERY HATOPP
For much of my life I have used art as a vehicle to discover the depths of my creativity, away from the anxieties of reality. Being somewhat of a control freak, my art is the only time I willingly give up control to unbridled curiosity. My practice provides me a space to be reckless and lawlessly curious.
My senior thesis has been an exploration of how opposites attract. There is an unmistakable sense of safety in objects that match, no need for investigation. But safety has never lead to inspiration for me.
As a metalsmith and jeweler my fascination with opposites took root in the most unexpected material, resin. Its versatility and endless applications opened my imagination to all new possibilities. While metal is often easier to control, resin can be irrepressible. Resin is somewhat of a contradiction and opposite to its self. Resin begins as a liquid and, through a chemical reaction referred to as curing, becomes a solid, metamorphosizing into a durable material with endless potential.
Through much trial and error I have been able to produce a cohesive collection of interactive jewelry that highlights my fascination with the beauty of metal and resin.