Studio Journal: Updates, Insights, and Tales from My Life
Step into my Studio Journal, where glitter meets grit and every day brings a new adventure in jewelry-making. From behind-the-scenes chaos to little sparks of inspiration (and the occasional cat cameo), this is where I share the stories, insights, and mishaps that make life as an artist anything but ordinary.
Behind the Bloom: Carving the Wild Bloom Necklace
Watch the Wild Bloom Necklace go from a raw slab of laminated glass to a fully carved, hand-set piece. Every ridge and curve you see is cut and sanded by hand while submerged in water with nothing but the idea, a sketch, and a marker line to guide me. It's messy, it's slow, and it's my favorite part of the job.
Why I’m Starting a Blog & Our Conversation on Philly Has heART
Why I’m Starting a Blog
I’ve been making my work for years — creating pieces that never existed before, exploring form, texture, and color, and shaping one-of-a-kind objects that I hope bring a little magic into someone’s everyday life. I love what I do, and I’m endlessly fascinated by the materials, the process, and the small discoveries that happen at the bench every day.