Beyond the Slough 1
Brooch by Esther Park
Year:
2025
Materials:
Recycled plastic forks, recycled aluminum cans, stainless steel, silver
Dimensions:
6 x 9 x 5in
Notable Techniques:
Natural object casting, lost-wax casting
Featured In:
Graduate Exhibition 2025
Photograph: J Diamond
Esther Park is a jewelry artist and CAD designer based in Philadelphia. Originally from South Korea, she explores the potential of overlooked and disposable materials—such as plastic utensils and aluminum cans—transforming them into wearable art through a combination of digital and traditional techniques. Her practice integrates 3D modeling, printing, and casting with stone setting and hand fabrication, reimagining everyday waste as objects of adornment and meaning.
Park is currently a 2025 MFA candidate and fellowship recipient in Metals, Jewelry, and CAD-CAM at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University. She previously earned her BFA in Fiber & Metals Craft from Dankook University in Korea, graduating as class valedictorian. Her experience includes working as a 3D printing lab technician and CAD-CAM teaching assistant at Tyler, where she developed strong expertise in programs such as Rhino, KeyShot, and PreForm. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Slovenian Jewelry Week (2024), Munich Jewelry Week’s TASTY exhibition (2024), the 37th Marzee International Graduate Show (2023), and the Baltimore Jewelry Center Showcase (2024). Park has also participated in exhibitions across the U.S., such as Small Favors (Philadelphia) and Cut/Fold/Press (St. Louis).
Learn more about Esther Park here.
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