After relocating to Washington State, my husband and I made the decision to take a path less followed and to homeschool our three children. While it isn’t a life we'd ever imagined, it's challenging, consuming and fulfilling all at the same time. I soon realized that I wanted an element in my life different from curriculum and the constant running that any mom does.

So....I turned to my surroundings and opened myself up to the inspiration of the sea and mountains. My family began collecting sea glass from area beaches and I created jewelry from those pieces. With jewelry design in my realm of thought, I discovered Precious Metal Clay. It seemed to be a perfect fit for me...kinesthetic, or "hands on". I love touching the clay to form and finish it and it seemed a perfect combination for our found sea glass. Thus, my business was born....inspired from silver 'n' sea.

I’ve claimed a quaint space in the back of my forest home as my studio and between homeschool lesson planning and instruction I continue challenging myself to improve and master PMC skills. I keep adding to the tools and materials that I need to create jewelry with fine silver and other metal clays. Somehow it seems fitting that I continue learning the ins and outs of metal clay and jewelry making while my children are learning at home.

I look for inspiration in the world around me when designing. I love creating fine silver pieces from molds I've crafted from found objects----a moon snail shell or a vintage button or antique drawer pull. I look for interesting texture to add to my pieces, particularly my mothers jewelry, something I particularly connect with. I've focused on adding special meaning to my pieces---by adding a meaningful word or choosing a symbolic motif to adorn a given piece. I love combining meaningful stones or a piece of genuine sea glass with my metal clay jewelry to add to their unique qualities.

It is an honor to hear little bits and pieces from my customers----the names that the initials on their initial jewelry represent or about the special occasion they purchased their jewelry for. I appreciate hearing that my creations have meaning to my customers which is one of my goals in creating metal clay jewelry.

I welcome the challenge of crafting custom pieces. I've added a stamp-maker to my arsenal of tools giving me the ability to make custom stamps for your one of a kind piece of metal clay jewelry or can alter one of my existing designs to suit your needs perfectly.

I strive to use high quality materials such as locking jump rings and sterling silver chains and components. My goal is to create a quality piece that will last a very long time. You will find my customer service to be top notch. The customer is always right.

I truly feel blessed for the life I have been given. I hope you've enjoyed learning a little more about me and my shop philosophies. I hope you find meaning in your day and have a great piece of jewelry to remind you of that meaning!!!!