About the Artist
Design Philosphy
- Each stone has a story to tell. I hold the stone in my hand and turn it over running my fingers around the edges and roll it in the palm of my hand. I look at the patterns on the stone and the shape of the stone. A skilled lapidarist has shaped the stone and I try to see what that person saw. It sounds fanciful I know, but this is my process.
- Once the story becomes clear to me, I begin sketching a design. Sometimes I cross it out with a big “X” and start again. If I think the design is compatible with the stone, I begin to try to think about how I can create the design in silver.
- The hard part begins.