Adventures + Stories

It is well known in Montana that wood will keep you warm twice, once when you cut and stack it and again when you burn it. 

In my early 20s, when I first started out in the jewelry industry, I joined the Chicago Chapter of the Women’s Jewelry Association.

A New Collection: Designing the First Piece, PART V And then the pandemic struck….

I love winter in Chicago.

I think often about the sentiment we attach to the jewelry we wear.

I am lucky to live on one of Chicago's most beautiful beaches. It sits quietly just north of the hustle and bustle of the Lakefront Trail. It is a hidden gem.

I am often asked how I come up with my ideas. 

So now, I am feeling the urgency to get The First Piece to Done!!!

After I decided to feature the beautiful oval spessartite garnet in the First Piece, I moved on to procuring gemstones for the first three pairs of earrings.

The "First Piece" is to be a large pendant, with a floral design in an architectural style made in 18K yellow gold, inlaid American walnut, with a spessartite garnet center, rubellite tourmalines radiating out to the perimeter, and a drop component comprised of peridot and diamonds.