Creating art is one way to express visually the inspirations of our lives: the people, places, ideas, and objects that shape and transform us as individuals. My lifelong quest for learning and natural curiosity lead me to seek knowledge and beauty in everyone and everything I meet, from the vast night sky to the smallest detail on a single leaf. From these inspirations I design and create simple, elegant, and unique jewelry pieces and other accessories using beads of glass, shell, metals, and natural stones hand-selected from locations around the world.