“When I was younger, I was obsessed with archery and I wanted to be a fierce heroine archer like in all the fantasy books I loved. Within that world, I could imagine myself to be exactly as I wished I could be. Though I didn’t fully understand it at the time, I felt underestimated within the societally imposed roles of girls and boys. I was always trying to prove that I was capable and strong. I was realizing what box people were putting me in, and I was not liking it. Queue up a coming of age that had its many challenges, but overall the transformational power of becoming more than an assigned gender was liberating. Discovering jewelry and metalsmithing in undergrad then provided a creative outlet where I could absorb myself in the physicality of craft. In my work, I use arrows a lot as a symbol of transition, transformation, direction, and movement. In this piece, the miniature arrow is mobile and interactive. It is fletched with bronze and tipped with a magnet. A hidden magnet is underneath the bullseye, allowing the arrow to attach to its surface. The movable parts allow this piece of jewelry to transform. It has a special interaction and playfulness with its wearer, and the safety chain allows the pieces to never get lost."