Milano Jewelry Week 2026 · Santa Cruz, California
Reba Loves Milan
Four wearable sculptures. One exhibition. An ocean apart from where they began.
These four pieces traveled from the studio in Santa Cruz to the ateliers and galleries of Milano Jewelry Week 2026 — selected not for decoration, but for the stories they carry. Each one began as wax, shaped by hand, cast in precious metal, and worn as a reminder of what endures.
Milano Jewelry Week 2026
The Official Posters
Three original works by Rebecca Wallace — selected for international exhibition, Milan, Italy.
Piece 01
A Quiet Hello
Milano Jewelry Week 2026
Rebecca Wallace’s sculptural interpretation of a hummingbird skull was carved from memory, then cast in silver. Often regarded as messengers between worlds, hummingbirds became a symbol of her late mother, whose balcony they faithfully visited, though no feeder was present. Delicate in scale yet protective in form, this piece is a reminder that those we love continue to look after us. Every hummingbird now feels like a quiet hello.
Piece 02
In Trust
Milano Jewelry Week 2026
The cobra, sculpted in wax then cast in silver, stands watch over a lab-created padparadscha sapphire. Drawn from the harmony between beauty and danger, it is presented not as a threat, but as a guardian of what is most precious. Created during the artist’s earliest exploration of lost wax casting, this piece marks the beginning of a sculptural practice and personal language that continues to evolve.
Piece 03
Still Here
Milano Jewelry Week 2026
Through the precise joining of contrasting metals, this wearable sculpture transforms a cherished vintage doily into a bronze cuff, from which silver-cast succulents emerge. Bronze, one of the most resilient metals, is paired with a plant celebrated for its ability to thrive in the harshest conditions, reflecting the courage of living after loss. It reminds us that healing does not erase what has been lost, but allows new life to grow from it.
Piece 04
Caged Freedom
Milano Jewelry Week 2026
Combining fabrication and lost wax casting, this silver necklace preserves the naturally shed skin of a red-tailed boa constrictor beneath a glass cabochon framed in silver. Carefully cured by the artist, the piece began as an exploration of process and became a way of preserving something that nature intended to be temporary. Rotating between a cast rattlesnake tail and the suspended boa skin, the wearable sculpture reveals that what is shed is not always left behind.
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