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I have been a jeweler for 40+ years. This media called me when I was a teenager. Jewelry and metalwork is what I studied in college where we explored all sorts of techniques. I learned to refine and ‘fine tune’ my skills working at a custom jewelry store for 6 years. My work tends to […]
I am a metalsmith, a studio jewelry instructor & an artist. I’ve assisted in making wedding bands from ancestral gold, helped in redesigning jewelry in the “Great Marriage Meltdown” where rings are turned into better memories, and turned old jewelry into contemporary pieces. I create Celtic Goddesses, in honor of my heritage, Shamanistic ritual jewelry, […]
Drawing a line with ink is simple. Drawing a line with electricity is alive. This line moves on its own accord, leaving a creative trail in its path, and burns charred channels in the wood. High-voltage woodburning is a new method of passing electricity over the surface of wood to create branching patterns called Lichtenberg […]
I’ve focused on developing my metalsmithing skills to create wearable art for nearly a decade. Couillard Cloisonné is my studio where I create sculptural jewelry often inspired by nature, rural themes in NC, mythology and occasionally areas of social interest. For instance, I created my “jabot” collection of necklaces as a tribute to Ruth Bader […]
