Ardapony Squared Artist’s Bio

After working for many years with the international renowned wire-wrapping master, Dallas Lovett, I was offered a sales position with Barney’s of NY in Scottsdale, AZ’s fine jewelry department. Within two years, on January 3, 2013, I stepped out on my own and began designing unique, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry with a tendency toward the Brutalism style. My designs were widely accepted, and in 2017 I won 2nd place I the Arizona State Fair’s Milk Weeds special contest for my sterling silver necklace entitled Spirits and Souls. I’ve become known as “the jeweler who buries jewelry”, and have buried jewelry as an offering to nature’s inspiration in Florence, Alabama to Granite Falls north of Seattle, WA and on and around the mountains all over the Phoenix Greater Metropolitan area. While looking for employment In 2017, I came across Cosanti in Paradise Valley. I was new to Paolo Soleri and, to say the least, my world changed! I am so grateful for my time making Cause Bells for Cosanti. My current focus with Ardapony Squared is the oversight of our designs and the development of our collections.

I began designing and handcrafting jewelry under the name Inspirations By Jody in 2009 while working as a Technology Manager in Phoenix, AZ. In 2012 I left my corporate job and began focusing more on my craft, doing art shows and festivals around Arizona and TN; and soon found myself learning the art of silver smithing. One of my silver link bracelets won Best of Show at the 2016 Mountain Makins Art Festival in Morristown TN, and several of my pieces made the runway in the Labelhorde Fashion Show in Tempe, AZ in 2017. I’m honored to be primarily responsible for the financial and business development of Ardapony Squared, along with crafting jewelry alongside the very talented Sam Mayo.