My artist statement

I am an artist working on a very small scale with precious materials used to create personal works
of art. My art jewelry is sculptural, clean, and has
an Asian influence resulting from artwork my parents had in our home when I was growing up. (Not the typical Midwestern household).

I work in Argentium Silver and heat colored
Titanium to create Art Jewelry using traditional fabrication metalsmithing techniques. Basically,
I saw, texture, hammer, and form the metal with
hand tools. The directness of forging metal in this manner make each piece of art jewelry unique.

I have a degree in art from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. As well as additional study at the Creative Art Center of Dallas
in metalsmithing, jewelry design and metal sculpture. My husband, Gordon and I live in Texas with our border collie, Xena. We have four sons and two grandsons.