Emily Yue is a Toronto-based jeweller and designer. Originally a painter focused on the human body and gestural movement, her interest in sculpture and wearable art drew her towards the material arts. Emily's background as a painter brings a strong graphic sense to her jewellery work while preserving the inherent three-dimensionality of the jewellery medium. Transferring her interests in the human body into metal, she is inspired by the organic forms of the body and those found in nature - often working with the style of Art Nouveau and its design theories derived from nature. Through forged sterling silver, Emily unifies her interest in fabricating cluster structures and designing integrated findings with visuals pulled from nature to create her illustrative jewellery works.