I find the ability to make images in glass and metal particularly compelling.  The unique ways in which light works with these materials and the relative durability of the product are very appealing.  Topics that inform and influence my work include cosmogony, semiotics, archetypes, numbers, language, science, religion, aesthetics, and more. 

I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and have lived all over the United States — in New Jersey, Arizona, California, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Illinois and Michigan.  I am currently residing in Chicago, IL, and Dowagiac, MI, where I teach metalwork and enameling, fabricate and repair jewelry, and make art. 

I began metalworking with introductory classes at Houston Community College in 2015. I continued my education employed at a fine-jewelry casting company, Casting House GM, in Chicago for a few years.  Since then I have pursued a self-directed study of metalsmithing, jewelry design and fabrication, and cloisonné enamel works.