Silver, gold & glass jewelry produced in the tradition of fine metalsmithing and classical design.
Whether one of a kind, a production line or custom piece, my jewelry is always original. It is meant to be treasured and even passed along to a future generation.
In 1982 I received my BFA in Jewelry / Metals from Maine College of Art in Portland. After school my education continued when I worked for two years at a craft gallery and then moved to NYC to live with an art school friend, another jeweler. I was the office manager of one of New York's premier catering and event planning companies. That experience was essential to the refinement, the clarification, of my aesthetic.
Life as a fulltime production jeweler began in 1987 when I returned to Maine. I became a regular participant in American Craft Council shows and other national juried events, both wholesale and retail. Gallery representation has included: Aaron Faber, Whitney Museum of American Art (Store Next Door), and Clay Pot in NYC, Freehand in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, American Artisan in Nashville, Quadrum and Artful Hand in Boston. I have received editorial coverage in Metalsmith, Jeweler’s Circular Keystone, Ornament, Bead and Button and Maine Boats Homes & Harbors magazines.
Today I continue to build jewelry with a combination of silver and gold as I have for over twenty years. Always intrigued by the flame, I began lampworking in 2004 which brought me back to the tiny glass beads I strung in the 70's.
My most recent collection, Latitude & Longitude, came from a lifelong interest in all things boat and sea. Originally these pieces were made only as gifts to sailing friends, usually stamped with the coordinates of their home port. Now that technology has broadened the awareness and understanding of these numbers I find that everyone appreciates the idea of identifying a particular place on our planet. I have done the meeting place of a true love, the birthplace of a child, home addresses, favorite destinations, and places dreamt of visiting, yet to be seen.
Many people decide they want to identify more than just one spot so are building collections. The designs are extremely simple, meant to be universal in their appeal and wearability , truly just about the precious information they carry.
