"How did you learn to make jewelry?"
I took a jewelry class while attending the St. Mary's College of Maryland. As soon as I started working with metal I knew it was the path I wanted to follow. I received my BFA from the School for American Craftsmen at The Rochester Institute of Technology in 1992. I also have taken various workshops both within my medium but love to challenge myself with other media. I make one-of-a-kind, limited production, and custom jewelry. On occasion an olive fork, berry spoon might come off my bench. I participate in fine art and craft shows, teach classes and workshops and privately tutor students in their studios offering tips, tricks and problem solving in MD, DC or VA. “How do you come up with your ideas?" Ideas come from the impressions of all I see, hear and touch. Saying this clearly risks sounding trite and unfocused, but for me sensory and visual gifts are everywhere and I am a sponge. They get absorbed, gently distilled, stored in no particular order. When I can access that vault of juicy visual information and I am connected to the fundamentals of my creative process the best work gets made. |
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