about me + my work

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welcome to my world!

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about me + my work ✦ welcome to my world! ✦

how is each piece of soul armor made?

FABRICATION

3D MODELING

WAX CARVING

ENAMEL

BEADING

ENGRAVING

Business card or logo design for Jonah Song, a jeweler and multimedia artist, with his name in large purple text and his professions beneath.

  • currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Jewelry from the Savannah College of Art and Design with an expected graduation date of May 2025. serving as Treasurer of the SCAD Jewelry Graduate Association.

    graduated in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University with University Honors. served as the Student Body Vice President of CMU from 2022 - 2023. dual concentration in marketing and business analytics with a minor in poetry.

    graduated in 2019 as valedictorian and National Merit Scholar from Summit High School. first graduate in the school district to attain a Seal of Biliteracy.

  • JEWL 502 Contemporary Processes in Studio Practice: hand fabrication skills

    JEWL 504 Materials Study in Jewelry Practice: various casting methods, mold-making, wax-carving

    JEWL 702 Historical and Critical Perspectives for Jewelry: research on historical jewelry design and analysis of contemporary influences

    SFAS 720 3D Visual/Digital Fabrication: Rhino and 3D-modeling skills

    PRO 580 SCADPro Collaboration with Movado: design a new jewelry collection and watch for Movado targeting Gen Z consumers

  • exhibitor at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, 2023.

    primary jeweler for the short film Golden Garden Takeout, 2023.

    primary jeweler for the short film DON’T, 2022.

    founder of Koreana Collective, which generated $100k+ in revenue and 1600+ sales between 2020 - 2023. was a vendor at multiple pop-up markets and juried art shows such as the Salt Fork Arts & Craft Festival 2022 and WaterFire Festival 2022.

    was accepted to the Swartz Center of Entrepreneurship and later awarded an individual startup garage based on financial performance and business development, 2022 - 2023.

    consulting intern for CVS Health at Accenture, 2022.

    commercial management intern in Laboratory Products for Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2021.

    summer analyst in healthcare group at 7 Mile Advisors, 2020.

  • Item description

nice to meet you!

originally named after Saint Joan of Arc, I legally changed my name to Jonah Song as part of my gender transition in January 2024. Saint Joan was an enduring presence in my childhood due to my Catholic upbringing; she was both my patron saint and my confirmation saint, and though we no longer share a name I am still endlessly inspired by her courage and intuition. I even have a tattoo of her holy sword on my sternum, sheathed in flowing water to remind myself to soften my soul and never turn the blade of my energy against others.

the inversion of wearing your internal moods as external adornment is physically mirrored in the cellular structure of my designs, which transform our ever-mutating internal anatomy into static silver exoskeletons. I am particularly inspired by my experiences on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the fact that we are infinitely capable of change, even at the cellular level. every day we replace over 300 billion cells: as my own voice, face, and body changes with each cycle of cell division, I am increasingly drawn to organic forms and fleshy, fluid shapes in jewelry as well.