I am drawn to forms and shapes arising from both the natural and man-made worlds and store them as an internal inventory. My work is about transforming these visual impressions into objects of beauty in high karat gold, silver and gemstones. My process is essentially intuitive and I fabricate directly in the metals without sketches. Then I work responsively to form pieces from an array of the metals and stones. Many of my pieces are made by using a mouth torch to fuse heavy layers of 24 karat gold and sterling silver. One piece informs the next.

Invariably, the pieces evolve into greater complexity from the original idea. My artistic satisfaction lies in the capture of often-contradictory relationships combined with my love of hand making. The pieces, in turn, take on lives of their own as I name them and speak about them to clients and those interested in my work. Of great significance is the collaboration between maker and wearer; I don’t consider my work finished until it finds a home with the wearer.