Willie Tan (谭杨) works in Chengdu, China. He holds dual degrees in Literature and Law from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Renmin University of China. His early path in rhythmic music and legal reasoning eventually gave way to a more personal and intuitive practice—contemporary art jewelry.

His work often draws from lived experience and psychological transformation. In 2019, a medical misdiagnosis marked the beginning of a five-year journey of healing. Jewelry-making became both a reflective process and a medium of resilience. Each piece channels fear, vulnerability, and uncertainty into form—serving as a kind of mental yoga, a ritual of reassembly.

Through materials, textures, and wearable shapes, Willie explores how ornament can become an extension of memory, emotion, and the body itself.