Jeweler & Gemologist

I am a jewelry designer and fabricator as well as a Certified Gemologist.

I most enjoy the process of designing a new piece: thinking about color, balance, texture, and form. I am awed and amazed by the gems hidden in the Earth, and the pearls provided by the sea, so these figure prominently in my work. I have spent many hours searching gem shows to find distinctive stones to inspire my designs. Each piece that I make is the culmination not only of this searching, but of time spent imagining many variations leading to the final design, and the actual creation of the work.

Behind The Scenes

Articles from my blog about jewelry fabrication, gemology, and behind-the-scenes at the Sawdust Art Festival are in the Jewelry Arts blog section of this website.

A detailed account of my frantic preparations and experiences during my first year exhibiting at the Sawdust Art Festival can be read in the Memoir, Musing, and Other Stuff section.

Commissions

Please use the form on my Contact page if you wish to inquire about a commissioning a piece.

Education

Gemology

• Certified Gemologist, SCC
  Santiago Canyon College, CA

Jewelry Fabrication

• Gemological Institute of America (GIA)

• Saddleback College Fine Arts Department

• I have also been fortunate enough to take specialized workshops with Michael David Sturlin, Cynthia Eid, Betty Helen Longhi and Jay Whaley.

Graphic Design Certificate Program

• University of California, Irvine, CA

Bachelor's Degree

• Computer Science & Business Management
  Rice University, Houston, TX