Some designs arrive because I sketch and refine them. Others feel like they’ve been forming quietly for years. Opal Orbit, the newest piece in the Lumen Collection, is one of those long‑gathering ideas.

Its earliest spark goes back to childhood, when a simple plastic spirograph first showed me how a single point could bloom into infinite looping lines. I didn’t know the math behind it then - I just felt the wonder.

Motifs That Always Find Their Way Back

Every time I flip through my sketchbooks, certain themes return without fail:

• Floral motifs with their quiet symmetry

• Galaxy-inspired forms with their spiraling energy

• Circular shapes that anchor everything

These ideas show up year after year, whether I’m consciously thinking about them or not. They’re part of my visual vocabulary - the shapes my hand naturally reaches for.

Opal Orbit grew directly out of those recurring motifs.

The Artist’s Challenge: Technique, Aesthetic, and Innovation

Inspiration is only one part of the process. As an artist, I’m always trying to translate what’s in my head into tangible work - but I also push myself technically and aesthetically.

Every new piece is a chance to stretch:

• refining technique

• exploring new textures

• solving design puzzles

• aiming to create something I haven’t seen anyone else make

That drive to innovate is always present. It keeps me curious and keeps the work evolving.

Designing Opal Orbit

Opal Orbit centers around a luminous opal held within a clean circular frame. The opal’s shifting colors feel like tiny galaxies suspended in stone, while the surrounding silver echoes the calm rhythm of orbit.

It’s a simple form with layered meaning - nostalgic, cosmic, and shaped by years of returning inspirations.

A circle that holds a lifetime of ideas.