Shifting from journalism to an in-depth exploration of contemporary jewellery led May to focus on using her research, storytelling and communication skills to explore the narrative of contemporary jewellery expressed through unconventional materials and techniques. Over the years May has developed a personal language in her jewellery pieces. She adds paint and drawings to organic forms, which she uses as canvases, transcending formats and redefining them. Her creations are imbued with meanings that come to life through the artist’s hands in pieces that seek intimate communication with their recipient. Her pieces are infused of poetry, memory, and a sublimation of life through color and form.

Her work has been recognized with a few international awards:

New York Sculpture to Wear Award, 2022
Romanian Jewellery Week Award, 2021
Vogue Award on Creativity, Milano Fashion Week 2018

HIGHLIGHTED FROM LATEST EXHIBITIONS:

October 2025, Venice Design Week, Italy
June 2024, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan
September 2022, National Museum of Decorative Arts in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Her work has been featured in numerous international galleries exhibitions: Porto (Tincal Lab), Sydney (Bridget Kennedy Project Space), London (Magan Gallery), Paris (Galerie Sophie etc), Munich (Munich Jewelry Week), Rome (Galleria Carlo Lucidi), Milan (Milano Jewelry Week), Turin (Galleria Creativity Oggetti), Bucharest (Romanian Jewelry Week), Budapest (Kiscell Museum), Cagnes sur Mer (Destination Bijoux), Barcelona (Off Joya Barcelona), Madrid (Museum of Decorative Arts, etc.), Valencia (Melting Point), etc.