Hocbo and Steinmark began making jewelry in 2012 after Steinmark used a laser cutter to create earrings for Hocbo as a Christmas gift. The materials are laser-cut into hand-drawn and computer-generated shapes and patterns, some of which are inspired by patterns in nature and textiles. (The studio’s name is a phonetic combination of the couple’s last names.) Hawkmark’s earrings and necklaces are made of various types of wood, including birch and mahogany. in sculpture but primarily self-taught in jade carving, Schilling last year won a silver prize at a jade exhibition in Soujou, China, for a thinly carved white jade bowl shaped like an abalone shell (see similar examples on his website, ).Īnother jewelry producer with close ties to the museums is Hawkmark Studio, co-owned by the museums’ marketing coordinator Antoinette Hocbo and her boyfriend, architect Jared Steinmark. Finally, sanding and polishing yields sleek, shiny surfaces.

Next, he creates details using the technique of loose grit carving, an ancient Chinese method of essentially grinding and sanding with an abrasive, muddy slurry. Schilling begins each jade work by shaping forms with diamond saws and grinders. They are just some of the one-of-a-kind, locally produced jewelry for sale in the museums shop.

With their graceful curves and luminous hues, Schilling’s carved pendants and earrings have a striking presence. “I’ve had up close and personal time with fantastic jades, some of which are probably 7,000 years old.” “I think I’m lucky among jade carvers to be working here,” said Schilling. And his familiarity with the collection has informed his creative work of carving jade. As a Harvard Art Museums employee for the past 25 years, senior exhibitions specialist Peter Schilling has become deeply attached to the museums’ ancient Chinese jade collection.

Hawkmark studio