About the Item

Link Series

2026

Link is a series of wearable works that explores the ancient jewelry making technique of loop-in-loop chain making. While honoring historical foundations, this series departs from traditional uniformity by varying loop sizes to establish a dynamic, elegant visual rhythm. This body of work utilizes classical chain structures as a springboard for contemporary jewelry design, reframing an ancient craft through a modern lens.

Each earring - 4" long x 1.25" wide x 1.25" deep

About the Artist

Sun Kyoung Kim was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, and currently resides in Carbondale, Illinois. Kim is an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University, where she has been teaching metalsmithing and jewelry making since 2008. She received both a BFA and an MFA in metals from Sungshin Women's University in Seoul, South Korea, and her second MFA in metals from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has taught summer workshops at Penland School of Crafts and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. She exhibited in numerous group exhibitions nationally and internationally and has had four solo exhibitions in four different states.

sunkyoungkim.com

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