For the past twenty years I've been been hand-fabricating mixed-metal jewelry and showing at art festivals across the country...for the last fifteen years, it's been my full-time pursuit. I conceive and construct each piece myself from start to finish...cutting, forming, and connecting. I use high karat gold, fine and sterling silver, and occasionally I incorporate precious and semi-precious stones into my designs. I attended the University of Minnesota for six years studying architecture, structural engineering, and photography before becoming a studio metalsmith. I'm a self-taught jewelry designer and my creative process usually begins when I start each day sitting down at my bench and begin working...I generally don't use sketches...I like to play around with the materials as they lie about to help me visualize what's possible. I think this method contributes to keeping my designs as varied as they are.

Recent Awards

Art on the Square	Belleville, IL	*2011 Award of Excellence
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival	Pensacola, FL	*2010 Award of Honor
Laumeier Art Fair	St. Louis, MO	*2010 Award of Merit
The Southwest Arts Festival	Indio, CA	*2009 Award of Merit
ArtFair on the Square	Madison, WI	*2009 Invitational Award
College Hill Arts Festival	Cedar Falls, IA	*2009 Award of Excellence
Powderhorn Art Festival	Minneapolis, MN	*2009 Invitational Award
Riverssance Festival of Fine Art	Davenport, IA	*2009 Award of Merit
Powderhorn Art Festival	Minneapolis, MN	*2008 Invitational Award
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival	Pensacola, FL	*2008 Award of Merit