wedding bands

My friend and colleague Andrew Berry asked me a tough question once. (Only once.) Let's say you are only allowed to make 1,000 pieces of jewelry in your lifetime, he said. And you've already made 999 pieces. What would your final piece be? It might seem like a simple...

30 August, 2016 /

Thinking of proposing? Is there a ring in that question? In many ways, this will be among the most significant decisions of your life. For many, the magnitude of making that move is overwhelming. For others, it's just plain exciting. Either way, the moment of the declaration,...

29 August, 2016 /

When I work with my clients to capture their personal narrative in a piece of jewelry, I never know what might come up.  This next one is a great example. Having relocated to another part of the country, my client is having a friend send me a box...

10 April, 2014 /

The parade of client stories across my bench through the years helps to keep me engaged in my work. Each one is unique, and so worthy of my best effort to create jewelry pieces that honor those narratives. I imagine myself an octogenarian someday, in my...

07 August, 2013 /

Think of the commitments you make in life. For many the first significant promise is to share life with a partner, a spouse, a lover, a friend. It is my honor to create unique symbols of these commitments — like the rings I finished this...

01 March, 2013 /