I am a professional geologist who designs one of a kind
                     handcrafted jewelry. I love creating things with my
                                 hands, and I love the many different and varied stones that
                            are available to utilize in jewelry. I only use solid sterling
                               silver or gold vermeil, and I hand pick all my semi-precious
                            stones in small batches to create unique wearable art. To
                              me, jewelry is a personal expression of one's own style or
                               mood, and the jewelry one wears should speak to them in
some manner. Because I believe in individuality, I never reproduce anything I make.

I chose my stones with care. I don't just look for the perfect stones, because with
semi-precious items, sometimes the flawed items have more character than a perfect
specimen. Not only should jewelry have style, it should have character. I am also
careful to chose stones that I know are real. I do not generally purchase or use man
made materials. As a geologist I find it irritating and misleading when jewelers sell
things like cherry or aqua quartz as real quartz, or try to pass off dyed howlite as
turquoise. I have an appreciation not only of the beauty of the stones, but also of
their origins.

I craft my items with care and attention to detail. Hand wrapping of wire is always
precise, tight, and any 'tags' that could catch hair or clothing is removed.

I have done art shows and craft shows in Texas, (where I started), Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Wyoming and Colorado. I enjoy the face to face of meeting clients, and
explaining to them what makes a particular piece special, or share with them some
of the information about the materials that went into a jewelry item.