I began my artistic journey as an art student at the University of Pittsburgh while working as an apprentice in stained glass restoration. Upon graduation I worked at Pittsburgh stained glass studio as a restoration specialist. Subsequently I worked for some of the most prestigious studios in the country where I was fortunate enough to complete a formal apprenticeship program learning all the aspects of architectural stained glass design and fabrication. After a 15 year career in stained glass I decided to go back to school to learn jewelry design. I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and completed an associates degree in jewelry.
I now like to work in all different mediums combining my skills with things that I love. The idea to make custom pet tags came to me after adopting my rescue dog, Callie. Since then I have made some wonderful custom tags for many pet lovers. Another recent project was inspired by my love of playing music. I decided to tinker with my old clarinet, taking apart the keys and making jewelry out of them. I have since acquired many other inoperable instruments that I’ve made into jewelry. I have evolved my stained glass work to include custom installations for homes and businesses. I am also using old window frames to create autonomous stained glass panels.
My work today includes much of what you see in my galleries and anything else that you can imagine that I may be able to create for you.
