My passion for jewelry making evolved out of my love for shade gardening. The talent I discovered for creating gardens, grouping plants by texture, color and size, transitioned naturally into jewelry making, since the essential elements remain the same.

As I began to explore the art of jewelry making, I quickly discovered a passion for wire working. The variety of textures, the vibrant colors and the evolving techniques make wire a challenge and an inspiration, ensuring that no two pieces are alike. Work in dead soft wire allows me to create a foundation for dynamic pieces, which are further developed with coiled, hammered, forged or torched elements-elements that are often individually tumbled or finished with patinas, for added dimension. Gemstones, crystals, applied enamels, and copper washers, are incorporated into my designs, sometimes as an embellishment and sometimes as the focal point of a piece.

The rustic, organic quality of copper makes it a natural choice, and a favorite material, though I also work in sterling silver, nickel silver and brass. As a new piece of jewelry develops, I look forward to the depth that will be achieved once I add the final patina. This is the point where the full beauty of a piece is revealed. In a throwback to my first love, the metal is transformed as it takes on the warm colors of the earth.