Artist Statement

​The miniature worlds of scale models, train layouts, tiny dioramas, aquarium castles, and sunken treasure chests have always been magical places that I’ve enjoyed inhabiting and exploring.  A particular favorite was a dollhouse that had its own dollhouse within. I imagined an infinitely smaller succession of them, one inside the other.
This love of the diminutive made jewelry design and fabrication the perfect artistic medium for me. Drawing from diverse sources large to small, such as a planet in outer space, a cityscape reflected in a car bumper, a factory spewing smoke, an aspen grove, the pattern of pine needles on the ground, or diatoms from the micro-world, I transform these inspirations into wearable art vignettes. These three-dimensional pieces constructed primarily in sterling silver, often embellished with gemstones and mixed metals, provide an invitation to enter and wander around. The viewer is encouraged to take a visual vacation and inhabit that space for a time.
After leaving my hands, the jewelry I create takes on additional meaning and symbolism. It may become a gift or token of affection, spark conversations, make a statement of belief, act as a fashion accessory or a personalized expression of artistic inclination. The narrative continues in jewelry pieces small enough to be held in the palm of a hand or worn on a trip around the world.

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