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 seek out the hidden design truths 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.
How it started
After three decades in graphic design, I turned my focus 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.