About the designer courtesy of her website: The first jewelry I remember making was with twist ties that came with sandwich bags before they were the fold over type. I stripped the paper off the wires and replaced it with little sleeves made from paper that I had colored, to my specifications, with either crayons or colored pencils and cellophane tape. I stored the wires and their interchangeable covers in a matchbox that I’m certain I lined and covered in some fashion, though I don’t remember exactly how. I was not, at the time, allowed to wear earrings and I did not have pierced ears so I just squeezed these make-shift hoops onto my ear lobes while riding the bus to school, selecting the paper sleeves to cover the wires that matched whatever outfit I was wearing to fourth grade that day. It wasn't about having earrings to wear. It was the making that I loved. Experience: Designer / Jeweler / Metalsmith, Portland, ME, 1987-present. Professional craftsperson, designing, producing and marketing original work through juried national wholesale / retail events, local and online markets. Fore River Gallery, Portland, ME 2012 - present. Partner in four-person co-op gallery.9 Hands Gallery, Portland, ME, 2007-2012. Founder and Partner of 3–5-person co-op gallery, noted in local press for unique business plan and administrative practices. Instructor, Portland, ME, 1987-present. Teaching individuals and classes in my studio, at Maine College of Art, Portland Pottery, Haystack Mountain School, Phoenix Glass Studio, and Metal Kitchen, NYC Manager, Charlotte's, NYC, 1984-1987, a premier catering and event planning company Assistant Manager, Handcrafters Gallery, Portland, ME 1982-1984, (presently Abacus) Education: BFA, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME, 1982, Jewelry / Metals, Dean's list, recipient of Doris Dean Scholarship and Eudolia Gross Award for Outstanding Achievement and Contribution of Self. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1978-1980, Eight-week Concentration in Metals, three summer sessions in Sculpture University of Maine, Orono, ME, 1974-1978, art major, liberal arts studies Continuing Education: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, 1987 & 2004. Three-week session in metals and two-week session in lampworking. Weekend workshops in metals and fibers. Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1983. Jewelry Rendering and Illustration Publications: Editorial Coverage in the following periodicals: Jewelers Circular Keystone, Metalsmith, Cigar Aficionado, Glamour, Ornament, Bead and Button, Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors.
