TONGUE -IN- CHEEK

THE TONGUE-IN-CHEEK COLLECTION IS A TRUE EXTENSION OF MY PERSONALITY. WHEN I SET ABOUT DESIGNING MOST OF THESE PIECES IT CAME MORE FROM A DESIRE TO CREATE JEWELRY THAT I WANTED TO WEAR, AND COULDN’T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE. ALL OF MY HOBBIES AND PASSIONS STARTED TO CONVERGE INTO A SERIES OF RINGS, NECKLACES AND BRACELETS THAT WE.RE STRAIGHT UP MICHAEL RAYMOND. FROM MY SKATEBOARDING DAYS TO PLAYING IN A BAND TO EVEN MY MUSTACHE THAT I MANAGED TO SPORT FOR 10 MIND-BLOWING YEARS IT ALL FOUND ITS WAY HERE. THERE’S A PLAYFULNESS TO THIS COLLECTION THAT PERSONIFIES THE WAY I LIKE TO LOOK AT LIFE. LIFE SHOULD BE FUN AND INTERESTING, BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET A LAUGH AT ALL IT WHEN YOU HAVE THE MENTALITY TO NOT GIVE A DAMN, AND DO IT YOUR WAY WITH A BIG SHIT-EATING GRIN ON YOUR FACE.