Jewelry has always excited me... I appreciate the design, texture, structure, color, aura, & even the smell of jewelry.  A true passion, you could say!

As a Central Massachusetts native, I spent many early childhood weekends trolling yard sales.  Purchasing bags of unwanted, discarded jewelry, I would disassemble the baubles and restring the pieces to my liking with great fascination and determination.  I have always wanted to wear unique pieces and have customized my own collection with accessories I created.  I went through phases of creating jewelry with computer chips, telephone wire, puzzle pieces, fimo clay, macramé, household utensils, or any object which appealed to me.

My fondness for art also drove me to create in various media and to explore a variety of art classes.  I took my first lampworking/bead making class in the fall of 2000 and have been addicted to working with glass ever since!

Currently I am using two different processes to form my glass creations:  lampworking (also known as flameworking) and slumping/fusing.  Besides my ever-growing love for creating glass 'pieces of conversation', I also dabble in painting, wood carving, dyeing fabric, beading clothing, clothing design, welding, soldering, and mosaic design.

I have studied with a variety of glass artisans...

Lampworking/Flameworking:

• Liliana Cirstea Glenn (2000 - present)
• Jim Smirchich (2002)
• Robert Bell (2002)

Slumping/Fusing

• Paula Kochanek (2004)
• Sue Hackett (2005)

• Hilary McHugh (2004)