All About Shelby Jay…

Shelby’s artistic journey was ignited when she took a jewelry and metal-smithing class at Detroit Country Day School. Enamored by the myriad techniques that brought creations to life, Shelby discovered the profound connection between art and the body. Jewelry became the canvas for her boundless imagination, transforming fragments of her mind into highly detailed surreal sculptures that in some way attached to the human body. Her pieces either exaggerated the beauty of nature and life or explored dark and morbid aspects of death.

Venturing to the vibrant streets of New York City at age 19, Shelby made the city her muse. Shelby graduated from Pratt Institute in 2019 with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architectural Design. She later obtained her master’s degree from Parsons School of Design in 2022. Incorporating her background in architecture, Shelby seamlessly weaves her knowledge of construction and structural systems into her pieces, redefining the art of stone setting with an audacious spirit.

Nothing is impossible in Shelby’s curious world. Bursting with color, texture, and innovation, Shelby concocts pieces of her imagination into wearable works of art. Shelby brings a surreal aspect to jewelry to displace the ordinary and challenge typical notions of adornment. Shelby’s pieces have a whimsical spirit and duality that are at once unsettling and reassuring. The wearer or viewer steps into an unknown dreamlike universe inspired by nature, dreams, travel, and material exploration. Embark on a journey of wearable enchantment as Shelby Jay transforms imagination into tangible masterpieces, one innovative creation at a time.