About Me
Enamel (ground glass) lets me play with light, color, and dimension. When glass flows and fuses to metal it is an amazing and humbling process. I am not in complete control of a piece but a witness to the life it has. I love that enamels surprise me, and I respect the history of the medium while exploring its contemporary possibilities. Metals allow me to design and build structures to support my cloisonné/enamel pieces.
My work has evolved as my life has changed. Art is the process by which I try to understand life. My enameling has changed from tight cell construction of cloisonne wire designs to more open fluid spaces exploring layers, textures, depth, and the dismantling of anything restrictive.
I live in Upstate, SC with my kids and my studio pup, Koda.
About My Jewelry
- I use recycled metals in all my work. Art and the Natural World are my passion. To reduce my impact on the environment, all metals purchased to create my/your jewelry comes from 100% recycled metals. I carefully collect all scraps from the jewelry-making process to be recycled again.
- Every piece of jewelry is designed and handmade by me in my Anderson, SC studio.
- I use enamel, copper, and silver to explore texture, layers, and depth in a single expression of adornment.
- My inspiration comes from our relationships to the world: human, nature, beliefs, spirit, traditions, and systems. Art represents my journey into a deep exploration of the convergence of spirit and nature.
Art represents my journey into a deep exploration of the convergence of
spirit and nature
Let me speak through my art
Let my art have a voice
Art is energy and matter
Art is an exploration
Art is an explanation
The thin space
The in between
Layers of
   understanding
     growth
        depth
          eternity
             wisdom
               eyes open
                  curiosity
                     hunger