San Francisco - July 31, 2006

Alice in Wonderland

Alice Roche Jewelry

Your life is definitely lacking structure. Your fridge is full of unidentifiable food objects. After-work activities include nonstop reality TV. And bedtime spans anywhere from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Reel things in with Alice Roche’s jewelry. The contemporary architectural pieces are complex arrangements of sterling and fine silver, shells, and cocoa. Repetition, pattern, and movement can be seen in the details.

Roche (who has a master’s in architecture) creates the standout objets d’art by hand at her studio in the Mission. Rain is a heavy-looking necklace inspired by a torrential downpour and calls attention to the chest. With uniquely marked pointy silver bits jetting in all directions, Fluttering is a bold ring reminiscent of Edward Scissorhands. Two Too earrings consist of a small circle inside a larger one.

If the current selection doesn’t suit, Roche is happy to customize a bauble just for you. Because adding some form would definitely help your life.

But conformism will never be your style.

Available at SFMOMA Museum Store, 151 3rd Street, at Mission Street (415-357-4035). To see styles, go to aliceroche.com.