Crafting has always been my way to escape. My creativity blossomed at an early age as I navigated traumatic events beyond my control. Leaning into that creativity helped me hold on to the pieces of innocence I was not ready to leave behind. Limited by my resources I grabbed anything I could find, within my environment, to create beings conjured up by my imagination to help me cope.
My imagination became my salvation, and the whimsy relics I created helped me feel comforted and protected. Unicorns, fairies, and other hybrid winged creatures made of tissue, Cotton balls, and paper, held together by Elmers’ glue were the only things keeping me together. They were fragile but felt like immovable forces to me.
I currently explore childhood nostalgia, family, memories, fantasy, and mental wellness through a range of creative outlets. I work across metals, fibers, painting, and sculpture focusing my practice on explorations of escapism in jewelry making and the creation of fantastical, dreamlike spaces, paying homage to specific toys, memories, and my loved ones. Which are important to me and my healing journey, incorporating vibrant color, texture, and storytelling into my statement pieces to create dynamic, youthful designs that speak to my inner child.
Candice is a Philadelphia based emerging artist and entrepreneur. After developing a passion for crafting at an early age. She decided to pursue art as her career path, leading Candice to earning her bachelor’s degree in fine arts at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Candice creates multi-media wearable pieces that focus on themes of fantasy and nostalgia, bringing light to difficult subject matter such as loss, mental wellness, and trauma. Although jewelry is her primary creative focus, she enjoys adding elements of sculpture and fibers into her statement pieces, challenging herself to push her own boundaries of creativity.
Candice has been a part of multiple group exhibitions such as Dream Machine, Urban Glass New York Jewelry week (2024), Born in Fire the Touchstone Center for Crafts(2025), Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery New York Jewelry Week (2025) and has also had work on display in Philadelphia based galleries such as the Clay studio, Luster Gallery/studio, and InLiquid Gallery.
2019-2023
BFA Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2014-2018
AFA Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2021
Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2023
Helen M. Cuff Memorial Scholarship
2014 and 2016
Work featured in the Community College of Philadelphia calendar
2025
Art Market at Tyler, Philadelphia, PA
2024
Art Market at Tyler, Philadelphia, PA