Here are some of the most poignant comments from those who have seen Ayesha’s work:
• “ This is a true homage to nature.”
• “ The body of work is so moving, it brings tears to my eyes.”
• “ There is a real warmth and tactility to her pieces.”
• “ Her work is pure.”
• “ There is real poetry in the lines she creates.”

Ayesha Mayadas was born in Calcutta, India and moved to Rochester, NY at age 15. After a thirteen year career as a textile engineer, she finally gave in to her passion for metals and decided to dedicate herself to it full-time. In 1997, she joined the Rochester Institute of Technology to pursue a Masters in Metals. Her initial interest was in traditional silversmithing, but she soon turned the techniques of hammering and forming towards more sculptural and abstract vessels made in copper and silver.

Today, the techniques she uses are just miniature versions of those she used to create her sculpture. Her wearable pieces in silver, gold and platinum are inspired by nature and are like small tactile sculptures that offer little glimpses into nature; the ripple of water, the fullness of a raindrop, the broken edge of a dried leaf…..

Ayesha now has her studio and retail store in Englewood, NJ.