You are strong but tender.
You are joyful but sophisticated.
You have hard edges and soft.
You are full of beautiful contradictions.
You are perfectly imperfect.
Such is the nature of my jewelry—a celebration of our flawless flaws. Inspired by my immediate surroundings, especially the urban environment, I translate the ordinary into the extraordinary.
I translate the hidden design truths in what I see and morph them into wearable art. It is not always a one-to-one correlation. Ideas seep in and then emerge in an unexpected form at an unexpected time. The new language is both familiar and surprising.
While I respect the mastery of highly polished, technical jewelry, it isn’t for me. I gravitate towards minimalist graphic forms but those touched by time and human use. There is story and dignity in a weathered surface, just like a face lined with time. We seek order but entropy always wins out. I’m interested in that intersection of order and structure and the accidental beauty of how order and structre changes over time.
How it started
I’ve spent three decades in graphic design. There I honed an understanding of contrast, negative space, typographic hierarchies, branding, clear communication and more.
At age 50, I launched a jewelry line, and brought all those design skills with me. But I get to communicate something very different. I also work more intuitively and playfully.
I was drawn to the small and intimate nature of jewelry. There are challenges in choosing an art form that must work on the human body, but also opportunities. It’s a conversation. A transformation. A new story unfolds with each wearing.
Having starting in metals, I introduced polymer clay a few years later. It was just what I was craving—a new tactile quality, something that connected to my love of gardening, cooking and especially pasta making.
Where I am
Some days I drift from my jewelry studio to my big dining room table to make monoprint collages. When I’m not in either place, I might be at a juried national art and craft show, or teaching a workshop, or taking a nap with the cats. I still practice graphic design, helping others tell a better story, navigate their online presence and more.
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