Photo Credit: Heather Nuber
About Eden
Eden Tighe is a metalsmith and textile artist. She is currently a senior studying Jewelry and Metals at PennWest Edinboro University for her BFA. Her main focus is making sculptural body adornment and jewelry that communicate relational interactions. Her interests in wildlife, color, and texture act as common themes to symbolize her studies exploring personal experiences.
Statement
Through sculptural body adornment and jewelry, I create powerful experiences to share with the world. As an interdisciplinary artist, I assemble various materials to craft a concrete entity. These entities exist as metal and textile sculptures and jewelry, which are conceived from personal experiences and narratives. Furthermore, their qualities provide me with a wider palette of conceptual values. Each process gives me a place of catharsis and a space to analyze relational interactions. Overall, my work is an act of perseverance, using the process as a means of conquering struggles: the hardships of navigating life as a trans woman. I share these experiences that cannot be felt with spoken words but as a visual experience. Ultimately, I reach out to others to help feel validated and seen.