Artist’s Statement:

I arrived at jewelry making after experimenting for years with most every art medium. What continues to hold my interest with metal, is how malleable the material is as well as the countless numbers of colors that can be obtained from applying patinas, enamels and paints.

Working with this medium, it allows me to ‘create art’ that can be seen by others daily.

Although I have been a painter in the past, ‘wearable art’ creates an interaction that does not happen with art viewed only in the privacy of a home.

Bio:

From 1974 – 1988, my career was that of a professional singer. It was not until after I retired from the entertainment business, that I once again started creating art.

As the owner of a floral design company for fifteen years, (1985-2000) I created custom designs for Las Vegas hotel clients as well as for Columbia Motion Pictures. This included airbrushed foamcore display work, window dressing and interior artificial floral designs.

Upon moving to Bellingham, Washington in 1997, I set up a home studio and have been working in various mediums since that time. Currently I am a member of SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths).

All of my jewelry is hand fabricated, starting with basic sheet metal goods. Using torches, anvils, hammers and other tools of the jewelry trade, the metals are bent, shaped, textured & polished. Often patinas are used for coloration.

Education:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking
University of Las Vegas-Nevada - Painting
Individual Classes in Various Painting Mediums
Bellingham Technical College - Welding Classes, Bellingham, WA
Pouncing Rain - Metal Workshops, Bellingham, WA
Pratt Art Institute - Metal Workshops, Seattle, WA
Danaca Design Studio - Various Workshops, Seattle, WA