Creating jewelry has been a lifelong passion A passion which began during a three-year goldsmith apprenticeship under a master goldsmith near Frankfurt, Germany, in 1983. My journey brought me to California, where I worked for a custom goldsmith in the City of Orange, CA for 14 years, and added many more bench and stone setting skills to my repertoire of techniques. In 1999, I embarked on my own business, designing and creating fine jewelry and selling the work at juried fine art festivals throughout the country. A dream came true in 2003; I became a proud citizen of the United States. I use a silver alloy called Argentium Silver. It is a sustainably produced newer brighter-white silver alloy with many benefits over the traditional sterling silver. The diamonds you see in my pieces are conflict-free, sustainably produced, and lab-grown. An ancient gilding technique called Keum-Boo is used to embellish my pieces with 24K gold. With this ancient technique, I create contemporary jewelry pieces that have a fun, lighthearted, every-day, but tailored appeal and will bring a smile to anyone's face who wears them.