My Background

 A little bit about me… I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Graphic Design emphasis as well as a minor in Marketing back in 1997. While I was working to finish my degree I took a couple of jewelry making classes. I FELL IN LOVE!! I’ve been making some sort of metal art since. 

Quick list of my happiness: studio time, volunteering, Houston Astros, house projects, baking, being goofy, Ian Moore, my pups and turtles, decorating for Halloween, F1 racing, cake, my besties, getting dirty in the flowerbeds, camping and being outdoors, bird watching and some quality hammock time!

 Depends on the day if I’m focused on enamel or jewelry… 

While enameling my favorite style is layers and layers of colors and textures. There are techniques where you can make the enamels sort of “fight” each other. Leaded and non-leaded, firing really hot to push the enamels to break up and cause lots of textures. So fun to fire a piece and see what develops each time.

My jewelry focus is with sterling silver items. I love making fun and playful earrings with colorful beads. I also enjoy spending weeks making larger statement types of jewelry with personal meanings. 

 My inspiration really depends on the day. Some days I go dark with colors. Other days are bright and colorful. 

But I’d have to say nature and soft lines play a huge role in my pieces. I tend to go organic with my colors and textures in my enamel items. And my shapes and lines in my jewelry pieces are for sure organic. I call them my “squiggles”. 

My color palette is normally based in earth tones. When enameling I tend to go towards the browns, oranges, greens and blues. 

I rarely use red.