Lately, the auras are inspiring Roberti to focus on the simplicity of raw stones and minerals.
“Every time I travel anywhere, I come back with rocks in my pockets,” she says. “As I get older, I find much comfort in thinking about geologic time. And that’s what rocks and minerals mean for me: taking a long view, transforming animal, mineral, all matter over many eons, into a crystal essence.”
Her collection began with hand-pierced animal silhouettes in mixed metals, wood and leather. A modern wood and aluminum series evolved, followed by antique-like etched accessories, stone pieces, and repurposed vintage assembled jewelry.
It all started when she came across a little pierced rabbit pendant she’d made in 7th grade. “And I thought, ‘wow, that seventh grade me was awesome,’” she says. So she took a metalsmithing class, quit her desk job and sold her wares at Chicago’s Renegade Craft Fair.
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