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I love color! Always have. Shiny is fun, but I crave color. I started experimenting with liquid porcelain enamels, pigmented concrete, and patinated stained mild steel and I have not looked back. The marriage of metals and color is essential to my aesthetic. Add texture and a dollop of funky and in my opinion you have hit the trifecta as a contemporary artist.

In my studio outside Boston I created a wall-of-color. It is composed of an extensive range of liquid enamel, pigment, patina, and stain samples that I sourced and mixed over the last few years. My wall continues to grow and is the starting point for new pieces and series.

For me personally, materials exploration offers infinite inspiration. At the School of the Museum of Fine Arts where I received my BFA in Painting, my work explored manipulating pigment on canvas and paper using conventional and unconventional materials and techniques.

My jewelry process is similar with the additional design elements of scale and volume. I am guided by the belief that it is better to experiment and learn from your mistakes. And, through experimentation I will create my most innovative and beautiful pieces.

My techniques range from traditional jewelry and metalsmithing to pulse arc welding and computer tools. My time at the University of Cincinnati in product design is my baseline for understanding fabrication, material attributes and limits. My jewelry practice often focusses on creatively expanding those limits.

To add depth to my enamelwork I micro fold and form. To add volume to my concrete work I create silicone molds from 3-D printed shapes or fashion handmade molds. To fabricate mild steel, I form wire and laser cut steel sheet. To add color, texture, and contrast I use a variety of inclusions, patinas, and stains.

• Jewelry Studio Schools’ Workshops: Metalwerx (Waltham, MA), Pocosin Arts (Columbia, NC), Baltimore Jewelry Center (Baltimore, MD), The Bench RI, (Pawtucket, RI), Penland School of Craft (Penland, NC)
• The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in conjunction with Tufts University; Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting
• University of Cincinnati School of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, OH; Product Design

Postscript: Prior to returning to the Visual Arts in 2018, I was a corporate and consultant marketeer in the software industry for 25+ years. I received an MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management (Boston, MA).