Jessica Ricci
Jessica Ricci finds objects with past lives and translates them into jewelry. She draws upon her own experience as a journalist, English teacher, travel junkie and artist to create hand-crafted designs that are anchored in symbolism, history, and sentimentality.
Jessica grew up in Providence, RI and studied English Literature at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. After graduating, she moved to Montana where she volunteered for an emergency services organization. There she learned how to bead simple necklaces- not knowing that the seed for jewelry design had been planted during those snowed-in wintery nights.
Eventually, Jessica made her way back to Rhode Island where she worked for a small, local newspaper in a fishing town. She then moved to New York City and received her graduate degree in Journalism from New York University and worked for several publications.
In 2001, Ricci moved to Italy to pursue her interest in writing, teaching and creating jewelry. In the ancient, magical city of Rome Jessica became inspired to create more than beaded necklaces. Through classes and a good deal of trial and error, Jessica's ideas came to fruition and became the jewelry that speaks to so many.
Jessica's inspirations take her from Paris to Mumbai, San Francisco to Nepal, in search of the markets, bazaars and out-of-the-way destinations that feed her curiosity and nurture her creativity.