Synchronicity led me to my first art metal class when I was 14 and it never occurred to me until I was in my forties that maybe this is what I'm supposed to do. I guess I'm a slow learner in that regard. Through several unfulfilling jobs and raising our son, my sanity was held together by making jewelry. I had a little red tool box that held all my tools and went with me from city to city. They were my one constant. My husband was my anchor.

Fast forward.... my son was in his late teens and I was ready a major change. I had been taking hobby classes but felt I needed more education. Synchronicity to the rescue again! I was walking by the window of the local rock shop and a beautiful piece of Lapis caught my eye, so I went in to look at it. Right next to the Lapis was a brochure for a school that taught goldsmithing at the professional level, just 30 minutes from my home! That was exactly what I needed exactlywhen I needed it. So I went for the get-to-know-me tour, enrolled, worked my butt off to graduate, got hired to work there at the academy after graduation, worked for five years and then struck out on my own when I felt my time there was over. Whew!

I started my Etsy shop shortly after. In 2009, after my husband Tom retired, we relocated to sunny New Mexico. They don't call this the Land of Enchantment for nothing! A constant source of inspiration is just outside my door. The never ending skies, amazing sunsets, the Sandia Mountains in the distance, the desert and the arroyo are always changing and influencing my designs. Some of my jewelry designs were inspired by the aftermath of incredible thunder storms and changes to the environment here. Then there is this obsession with rocks. I am amazed by the fact that water, pressure, minerals, time and a variety of other factors create these amazing rocks and gems! I dream of jewelry designs. Who wouldn't?

I currently sell through galleries, in studio tours, and of course my Etsy store.