I am a Bay area artist working mainly in silver,brass,resin semi-precious stones, and crystals. My style ranges from the vintage inspired traditional to the minimalist modern, and is completely unique. All of my pieces are individually handmade, and are therefore one-of-a-kind.

I never trained to be a jewelry artist it was something that I was born with and discovered along the way.I am presently working with my company Taneesi and my website www.taneesi.com.

I have curated and exhibited in several shows in the past. I am featured on the cover of Bead style magazine with a full feature on my work. I am also featured in magazines like Cosmopolitan UK and Elle UK in 2015.

I define jewelry as an expression of the inner self. My intention for each one-of-a-kind piece are that it is clean looking, distinctive, and artistically rendered.

My pieces have vintage artwork influences,and my work bridges the gap between Vintage art and modern minimalism.

Kundan art which is bezel setting of stones in metal with an enamel overlay at the back of the piece has been used since time immemorial in a lot of jewelry. I am giving that technique a modern face lift and am transcending it into minimalistic art. I also love making unique statement jewelry with recycled crushed stones set in resin, in brass molds its my new favorite medium to work with and I love creating with it.

My own journey from India to the US translates into my pieces and I want to collaborate multiple art forms and bring them into a confluence in my pieces.

Manjari Agochiya