While I was studying jewelry fabrication at the University of Washington, I took an amazing course called Body Adornment by Mary Hu. Here, I learned the breadth of jewelry and its expression across hundreds of cultures. It is art that adorns the body that becomes a voice, expressing history, culture, tradition, and hope. It’s a strong communicator and connector on so many levels making jewelry a unique craft and tradition that’s been passed down for thousands of years. History like this excites me and makes me feel blessed to have such skills in a craft that is sadly dying out. More and more bench jewelers, metalsmiths, blacksmiths, etc are replaced by fancy prototyping machines and sophisticated software.

In 2007 the restaurant I was working at closed down and rather than looking for another job I decided to seize the opportunity and work on jewelry full-time. It’s been a roller coaster but worth every rise and fall and feel lucky for sharing my craft, my passion with so many wonderful people. I’ve made mistakes along the way and through which learned that If I stay true to my vision, stay focused on the craft, and real with the people I work with success will come. I strive to keep my passion for the creative process alive and healthy for as long as I can. I have this vision and hope that people will treasure their jewelry, hopefully for generations and one day become this coveted dusty little antique in a boutique window somewhere.

I aim to create jewelry that speaks to the individual so that every piece is one of a kind like its wearer. I feel that jewelry echoes one’s personality, it tells a story and passes energy that influences the way one feels creating a different significance to every wearer. This relationship inspires me so for this;