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The inspiration comes from a growing respect for Mother Nature, the primitive peoples who live with her, and a sense of connection that touches us all. I admire their straight forward approach and the richness of the pieces that they use every day. I agree with their idea of jewelry, tools, weapons, etc. as important self-defining things that give a sense of completeness, and to have these things around oneself all of the time. My work then is to relate these interests to the modern world in which I live.
I fabricate jewelry using chisels, hammers, and a variety of other methods to develop lines and textures directly on the metal as with chasing or indirectly to create an embossed surface using hydraulic pressure. Another level of complexity often done is soldering two dissimilar metals together, referred to as overlay.
I earned a BFA in Jewelry Making and Metalsmithing from Western Michigan University and graduated Magna cum Laude, in 1976. Since that time I have been a full-time working artist, |
