I loved creating art the minute I made my first clay ashtray and completed my first watercolor painting in grade school. Later,while wandering amidst the bazaars of South Asia and the brilliant white sand beaches of the Mediterranean with their firey sunsets, my fascination with color became a prominent design component in my creativity. Once I settled, I discovered that scuba diving and my love of nature would provide me with the inspiration from which I could bring to life these elements. When making jewelry, this joy becomes the expression of the experience, and the passion becomes form. My work is greatly appreciated by art and jewelry lovers along the East Coast of the US, and has been honored by awards at many juried art shows. I also work with fine jewelry stores throughout this country and Europe.

I took courses to learn basic techniques of soldering, piercing, wax carving and casting, and stone setting in San Francisco at the Academy of Art, and also the Revere College of Goldsmithing. It's been over 25 years, and much trial and error, but passion has persisted in providing the impetus to go on. Finding something that I love and staying with it, has led me deeper into my original search, and given me a means to survive both spiritually and physically. I am very grateful to be so fortunate to produce beautifully pleasing objects of adornment and objective pieces of inner passions. My collection has been featured at Sak's Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom's, and Macy's in fine and contemporary jewelry. At present, the work is available through selected fine jewelry stores, galleries, and juried fine art shows. I am a member of the MJSA, SNAG, and the Contemporary Design Group. Some of my most recent juried fine art shows are: ArtiGras - Jupiter,FL, Boardwalk Arts Festival - Virginia Beach, VA Las Olas Art Festival - Ft Lauderdale, FL Coconut Grove Arts Festival- Miami, FL Naples National Art Festival - Naples, FL Bonita Springs Art Festival - Bonita Springs, FL Crafts at Lincoln Center - NYC, NY Brooklyn Museum Art Festival - Brooklyn, NY Highlands Craft Festival - Philadelphia, PA Shadyside Art Festival - Pittsburgh, PA