“Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired."
-Gustave Courbet
Metalsmith and Jewelry Artist
I believe that every woman is beautiful. I create my jewelry to complement her strengths and independence and to enhance her natural elegance.
By using precious and semi-precious stones, pearls, and opals with silver and gold and some industrial components, I give my work a unique, contemporary aesthetic that hints at modernism with an edge.
Jewelry is sculpture in miniature. It demands consideration of all design principles and elements of art as well as the acquisition of technical skills for the chosen metal media. In several years of working with master jewelers and practicing the art form, I have developed a uniquely personal style of making jewelry. Design is my second nature.
I work primarily with gold and Argentium, a tarnish-resistant alloy of 93.5% refined recycled silver and germanium. It creates a beautiful luster. It is easy to maintain. I combine geometric and organic forms for a specific recognizable style.
In the last few years, I have been experimenting with titanium, niobium, steel, and with fusing gold to steel and titanium. I am enjoying working with these metals.
I became very interested in titanium when an artist friend came to me with a handful of titanium implants and asked me to make some jewelry with them for her. They were screws and plates that were removed from her knees after she healed from a surgical procedure. I've been hooked on titanium since then.
Titanium is a lustrous metal with a silvery grey color, low density, and high strength. It is corrosion resistant and does not tarnish. It is so safe, it is used for insertion in the body as surgical implants. It has made its way into jewelry as an attractive metal. However, it is difficult to work with. It has a high melting point. It does not lend itself to the usual soldering process. It cannot be cast as other traditional metals.
I make my art in my studios on Hawaii Island and in Fountain Hills. Arizona. My work is collected widely.
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