Inspirations and a partial list of Gallery showings

Trained with Bud Stafford, master craftsman and jeweler Manitou Springs, Colorado

The rings are smooth and comfortable geometric and architectural shapes that can be worn as one ring, or as a sculptural stack of many. The fabricated sculptures for the hand are one-of-a-kind works that can be worn, enjoyed, shown off, and then displayed as an object of art.

A few Gallery Showings:
Octagon Center for the Arts - Ames, Iowa
BiTsi--Greek Cyprus
cultureclash – Salida, Colorado
Zephyr-New Hope, Pennsylvania
Zephyr-Princeton, New Jersey
Chiaroscuro – Chicago, Illinois
Art Forms – Red Bank, New Jersey
Wayne Art Center – Wayne, Pennsylvania
Cambridge Artists Cooperative – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mindscape Adornments – Evanston, Illinois
Alianza – Boston, Massachusetts
Craft Company No. 6 – Rochester, New York
Facets – West Hollywood, California
American Crafts Company – Cleveland, Ohio
Gallery 8 – LaJolla, California
OZ! – Auburn, California
OXOXO Gallery – Baltimore, Maryland
ZYZYX! – Bethesda, Maryland
Clay and Fiber Gallery – Taos, New Mexico
Seebeck’s Gallery – Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Gallery at Cedar Hollow – Malvern, Pennsylvania
The Acquisatory – Dallas, Texas
Hudson Valley Arts Center – Hudson, New York
Thunderstruck – Colorado Springs, Colorado
many others......

The call to open my metalsmithing studio came the moment I planned to walk away from corporate life after 20 years. I collected equipment, set up a shop and commenced jewelry making production and fabrication. My encouragement came and continued after my first gallery display feature and big pay date!

The inspiration for the shapes comes from all things architectural, mechanical, and anything else that looks cool.

I have studied with wonderful metalsmiths and jewelry artists (I look at their books and pictures) gaining skills and techniques that are unique to the process of fine metals ring making.

My gallery showings in the past 15 years have been throughout the United States and Europe and have included over 150 locations. Collectors of the stackable series of rings are always able to find another piece to add to their own sculpture for the hand.

As the rings got bigger, I bought a woodworking gouge and mallet and added wood carving to the repertoire to help get those big pieces onto the stage.