Lets see...How did I get started?...Well I've always had an affinity for animals and the natural world. The mystical world also has always fascinated me. I enjoy exploring my spiritual side.....and I've always loved jewelry. After many years of collecting I finally started learning how to make it myself. I began reading jewelers magazines, and books and tried some workshops. I started beading, looping, and wire wrapping on our kitchen table. Much to my husbands dismay my hobby grew to an obsession which slowly took over the house. Eventually he got fed up with tripping over bead boxes and having no where to cook so he built me my own studio-thanks Curt! This became just the beginning... I started taking my hobby more seriously and took jewelry classes at local studio's and enrolled in RI School of Designs Jewelry and Light Metals program. From here I experimented with different techniques, styles, and methods for creating. Sometimes I've gotten these methods to work...sometimes I haven't. I love making jewelry but the biggest lesson for me was ( is) trying to be patient with myself. I've made some pieces that I truly love and wear to this day and I've I have made some absolute disasters. I have melted pieces, popped beads across the room, can't get a join to fit and tripped over myself to no end. I even set a table on fire while trying to solder...don't worry we put it out in time...But I eventually learned to accept the process and breath through...some of my favorite designs have been from mistakes. I have enjoyed the lessons so far.
I use sheet metal as well as employing the lost wax casting process. I love color and I play with all different kinds of beads, Czech glass, pearls, and stones. I can't keep up with the design ideas I have as there are so many!
Also I am not only inspired by spirituality and the natural world but also I appreciate the healing properties of stones. I incorporate all of these elements in my designs.
Stones carry energy with them. They have long been used as aids for courage, strength, serenity, love etc. When we tap into our inner selves we can see what we need most for not only healing but for personal growth. Discovering our strengths is part of our journey. Using those strengths brings us full circle, it allows us to give back to the world. Jewelry does this for me. It gives me the opportunity to incorporate all of what I love and what I love doing to share for others. So for this opportunity I have to wholeheartedly thank my husband and my family and friends for their love and support. I hope you enjoy my creations. May they serve you well!...Happy shopping and Blessed Be!