I love to work with wood. Each time I find a new branch I am curious what is hidden inside. The moment I slice into the branch, it is like a new adventure. Like gem stones, every piece of wood is unique and precious. Even though my working process is consistent, I treat every single slice with all my attention and care as they are all individually special.

I saw along the annual rings of the wood to get separate circles. They are cut slightly bevelled to be able to extend them to their three-dimensional shapes.

Metaphorically, my physical journey is reflected in my jewellery, I travel from the inside and the outside, sawing around the annual rings of the wood. It is a kind of meditation for me. It concentrates all my attention on the process and at the same time gives me the possibility to develop new ideas while creating and sitting at my bench.

As I am currently travelling for more than two years, I prefer to work only with tools that fit into the limited space of my backpack: a saw, a hand drill, pliers and files. This gives me the freedom to create my works all around the world. 

Sina Emrich, 1977, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Education:
1998 Abitur (German university entrance qualification)
1999-2001 School for Goldsmiths and Watchmakers, Pforzheim, Germany
2001-2003 Goldsmith company Häger, Mainz, Germany
2003 Goldschmiedegesellin / apprenticeship diploma goldsmith
2003-2007 University of Applied Gem- and Jewellery Design in Trier, department Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Sept 05-March 06 One semester in Birmingham as an exchange student at the „School of Jewellery “, UCE, Birmingham, England
Sept 06-April 07 Project management, organisation and coordination of the “Dear Jewellery Project” ( student exchange program between Idar-Oberstein and Birmingham)
January 2008 Diplom-Designerin (FH), Jewellery
July 2008-current Project “Schmucknomadin/Jewellery Nomad-weltlernen/worldlearning”, world travelling
April 2009-July 2009 Artist-in-Residence at Sturt, Mittagong, Australia

Awards:
2009 Honorable Mention at the 6th Cheongju International Craft Competition "Outside the box", South Korea
2008 Marzee Graduation Award, Nijmegen, Netherlands | First Prize at the “Ambertrip Art Jewellery contest”, Vilnius,Lituania
2006 Commendation at the “The Craftsmanship and Design Awards”, London, England

Group exhibitions:
2009  "Evoking Mystery", DeNovo Gallery, Palo Alto California, USA, curated by Charon Kransen | „6th Cheongju International Craft Competition "Outside the box", Cheongju, South Korea | „Krawatte und Krawattennadel“, Kreismuseum Zons, Dormagen, Germany | BKV-Prize,  Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich | „STEENRIJK: STEINREICH“, Minderbroederscomplex, Mechelen, Belgium
2008 Inhorgenta Fair, Munich, Germany | Juried exhibition „Lucca Preziosa Young“, Lucca, Italy | "nsaio 3 – New Jewellery from Idar-Oberstein": Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany , Galerie Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland, Galerie Caroline van Hoek, Brüssel, Belgien, My Inner Outside; „ShopStop5 Die mobile Galerie aurum im temporären Museumsshop“, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt/Main, Germany | SOFA, New York, USA (represented by Charon Kransen) | Andrea Schmidt-Galerie für zeitgenössischen Schmuck, Dortmund, Germany | Finalist exhibition ”Exclusive”, Legnica, Poland | Finalist exhibition“Transformation”, Galerie Funaki, Melbourne, Australia | Annual International Graduation Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands | Finalist BKV-Prize, exhibition:Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe-Verein e.V., Munich, Germany, Kunstmesse Munich, Germany | Finalist exhibition "Nachwuchswettbewerb der Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst e.V.", Hanau, Germany | Finalist exhibition „Krawatte und Krawattennadel“, Handwerksmuseum Deggendorf, Germany
2007 Dear Jewellery Pal, Birmingham, England | Dear Jewellery Pal, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2006 Exhibition “The Craftsmanship and Design Awards”, London, England | “Um die 30”, Koblenz, Germany | Achat+, Idar-Oberstein, Germany