My love affair with creating jewelry began in 1996, when as a hobby, I started taking classes at an art center in Atlanta. A year later, I enrolled in the art department at Georgia State University, where I spent three years becoming totally addicted to art in general and jewelry design in particular. That addiction did not fade when my husband and I moved to the beautiful western North Carolina mountains in 2001.

My current work combines old, unused Bakelite stock with antiqued sterling silver and/or gold, creating what I call "contemporary heirlooms". The designs are new and original, but the vintage Bakelite, together with the antiqued sterling adds a touch of nostalgia. See examples of my latest Bakelite and non-Bakelite pieces in the Gallery under new work.