ARTIST STATEMENT

"I want my jewelry to draw people in slowly. I enjoy the challenge of creating compelling objects that involve complex construction, yet appear simple. Being largely self-taught, I acquire skills as I need them to actualize specific ideas I have for my work. I think this working process keeps my work spare and uncluttered by unnecessary technique.

"Working with enamel, I can create a ground, like a canvas and draw directly on it with graphite. The black lines on white enamel resemble charcoal on paper and the combination of these drawings and fabricated forms bring art and craft together. Although I don't utilize the vast color palette enamel is most known for, I have choices in transparency."

ABOUT THE WORK

"My work is an exploration of the power and tension of the line. My artistic journey began with an early interest in stained glass design, which I studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I was drawn to the work of the stained glass artists of post World War II Germany who revolutionized the medium by elevating the structural function if the lead lines into an artistic element.

"I am passionate about jewelry design because of the intimate scale and personal qualities it marries together with art. I love the challenge of creating compelling objects that embody a sophistication and sensuality when worn by women who resonate with their aesthetic.

"I began envisioning and designing my jewelry lines long before I had the metalsmithing expertise to actualize them. I was driven to perfect my skills, seek out the best in bench teaching and dive deeper into new materials to produce dramatic pieces of art.

"Today, I'm proudly a self-taught designer who is always stretching the boundaries of traditional techniques to create intelligent, powerful and thought provoking pieces. I continue to be inspired by all that is around me as well as artists whose lines and gestures I find compelling and whose art informs my work: Gerhard Richter, Jean Arp, Johannes Schreiter, Cy Twombly, Brice Marden, Hans Hartung, Sol Lewitt, Ludwig Schaffrath."

PUBLICATIONS

500 Necklaces: Contemporary Interpretations of a Timeless Design, Lark Books ForbesLife: Find of the Day Austin American Statesman: Glossy Style Section More for Women of Style and Substance Art Jewelry Magazine