Glass provides endless opportunities to compose simple yet elegant designs. My focus is to create jewelry and objects for the home and garden that reflect harmony with nature, and the occasional sly sense of humor. I enjoy the challenge of this highly complex medium, which requires substantial technical skill yet, at the same time, is capricious and fluid.

Each piece is handmade in my studio in Reno, Nevada. I use several glassmaking techniques including lampworking using a torch, kiln firing, and coldworking for grinding and polishing. Several of these techniques are often combined to form each piece.

My father and grandfather were woodworkers and I always thought I would pick up that skill after leaving the corporate world. But then I saw some beautiful glass in a San Francisco gallery and became aware of the emerging art glass movement in the United States. Glass captured my spirit instantly so I took a couple classes and set up a small working area in my mother-in-law’s garage. As my skill level expanded and I needed more equipment to support new techniques I finally set up a studio at home.

I am constantly learning; experimenting, refining my skills and expanding my techniques. I look forward to a lifelong relationship enjoying the magic of glassmaking.

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