Local sculptor Jennifer Troice is an incredible talent. I’ve been following her work on Instagram since meeting her at a Carefully Curated Luxury pop-up last year. Her post this week — “Let’s do what we love and do a lot of it.” — inspired me to re-run her story.
Ask anyone who has worked with Dallas entrepreneur Nikki Solomon: She isn’t easily impressed. Her newly-launched business, Carefully Curated Luxury, is known for featuring only the most exclusive fashion and jewelry designers. So when the veteran retailer added sculptor Jennifer Troice to her roster, you knew she was on to something special.
Turns out, Nikki’s instincts were spot on.
“Jennifer is an amazing talent. Her sculptures are unique, modern, and interesting,” she says. “It was the first time I’d even considered selling home or art.”
So far, response has been gratifying. Since moving with her family from Mexico City last year, the artist has stayed busy establishing new Dallas roots.
She describes her style as geometric minimalism — abstract and approachable at the same time. “Unlike Cubism, where the pieces have been distorted, you know exactly what you’re looking at. It’s very clean cut.”
Trained at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, the artist finished her first large-scale piece, Imagina, before her 22nd birthday. An early collection, In the Depth, was inspired by the ocean. “I was really into diving at the time.”
“I’d look at the fish and coral and imagine what they’d look like in bronze.”
A series depicting family began with a commission in Mexico City. “A client asked me to recreate her family. When I had kids of my own, I got creative in that same style.”
Another of her popular collections, Helping Hands, was a tribute to people who had helped her family during a difficult time. Seventeen years later, Jennifer is still adding to the original designs.
“The cool thing is, they’re collectible. You can put them anywhere.”
“You can display one or 10,” she says. Over 2,000 have sold.
More recent pieces have a yoga and meditation influence. “Clients were requesting Mudras. Each position of the hands has a different meaning.”
She’s currently creating one with palms together — the typical praying position. “It’s about unity and being grounded, understandable in any language.”
Another of Jennifer’s ongoing series focuses on endangered species. “It’s a work in progress. Sadly, there are so many animals at risk.” Eventually, she hopes to sponsor a fundraiser for Greenpeace.
Philanthropy comes second nature. Jennifer donates a portion of all sales to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Long-term, she wants to grow her American customer base. Custom work is a top priority. “If a client likes my style, I can make any piece, in any size, for any space.”
Follow Jennifer on Instagram: @jennifertroice
