At the start of this year I decided I wanted to expand my creative reach and work on pieces that go a little (well, maybe a lot) deeper,...

There were sounds of banging, sawing and drilling and a few strange men traipsing through my house when I began writing this blog post a...

We've all been through a lot these past couple of years and if you're like me, it's led to a lot of self reflection. Beyond making pretty...

The podcast is called "Minding Your Business" hosted by Jodi-Tatiana Charles. Jodi met me at a show I did back in July 2021 and she...

Well, technically Paradise City refers to it as "finalist" in the Fashion and Jewelry category—but to me that's a major win! Out of 200...

I'm always fascinated by patterns and because I like organization I look for the structure underlying the pattern—whether it's in what...

OOAK (one-of-a-kind) is one of those terms that's thrown around a lot in the craft industry and there's a spectrum of thought over what...

Inspiration is often like a feather in the wind. If you don't capture it in the moment, with a sketch pad at the ready, you might lose...

I have been developing these pod shapes for quite a while and I'm excited to finally show them. It occurred to me in the last month that...

So many of the pieces from this beautiful collection have happy homes. As its designer, it is the most fulfilling part of the job. The...

Whenever I feel creatively stuck, which I did most of 2020, one of the things that seems to work best to pull me out of it is to explore...

I'm sure every single one of us is happy and relieved to be out of 2020. I recall 2019, having been such a great growth year for me, at...

Well, for starters, 2021 is still new, so, Happy New Year! It's so great to be moving beyond 2020 and into this new year with new ideas...

I recently had the opportunity to reflect on my mid-fifties career change and tell my story on a podcast series called "Woman in the...

A very good friend of mine got married a couple of weeks ago. She had asked me to create 15 pairs of custom designed jewelry for her to...

Turning 55 can be very motivating. Between having 55 years of gathered wisdom along with the realization that we're not getting any...

As a "solopreneur" doing my thing, making my art and selling directly to the customer, it's just you and me, babe. It's a wonderful thing...

I have been thinking about and planning this for a long time. And in all honesty, there's a big part of me that's resisting it, too. This...

I am trying to minimize my time watching the news. Yes, it’s important to know what’s happening, but it also causes anxiety. So many...

Yep, it's small, it's messy, but I'm definitely happiest here. The nice thing about working in jewelry is how little space I actually...