About Me

It’s 2021 and I am darned near retired. I actually did retire once, but missed the creativity of making jewelry, so I fired up the torch and started again. On a limited basis, though, creating no more than 30 pieces a year.

My jewelry career has spanned 30 years. In 1991, I jumped in with enthusiasm, began doing art shows and selling my work to galleries. This was before the days of the internet, when most craftspeople sold their work only in these ways. In my heyday, I traveled to and participated in eight to ten art shows a year and had 24 wholesale gallery accounts. That proved too much for a one-person shop, so I gradually slowed down to a point that was manageable.

I first made jewelry in high school. We worked mainly with wax, and the instructor would cast the pieces for us. In junior college, I took a few more jewelry classes, but was never serious about it until I decided I wanted to leave a very good job and become a starving jewelry artist. I worked at a jewelry casting company to gain production skills, took courses through the Revere Jewelry Academy and attended many jewelry workshops. A good portion of what I know is self-taught. 

I have had many styles over the past 30 years. As my skill level increased, I was able to create more complex designs which allowed my imagination to blossom. When in a more serious mood, I create contemporary work with an Asian flair. But when I get in a whimsical mood, my creations become miniature worlds with elements from nature. My three-dimensional worlds are constructed in silver, various golds, bronze and copper. I often accent them with gemstones. They invite the viewer into my world of make-believe. Miniature chairs, birds, nests, ladders, leaves, feathers, insects and twigs inhabit this make-believe world. 

Once the jewelry leaves my hands, it continues on its way to spark conversations, take on new meanings, and provide a manner of personal expression.