Artist Statement

Creative exploration and expression, for me, is a compulsion. I need to create and express myself through colour, texture, type and shape. I’m blunt and honest, a quality that shines through in all my creative pursuits both in the office as a graphic designer and at home as a jewelry designer. Think of the world as bright and beautiful, now push the vibrancy and saturation way up. That’s what I want to share, surreal beauty showing through in everyday life.

Pulling much of my inspiration from the ocean, fantasy books and European design styling, I start with colour and the rest flows from there. I’ve had an obsession with glass my entire life – being entranced by my grandma’s glass paper weight collection and digging up bits of pottery and glass from my backyard as a child – now I melt it in my kiln (fused glass) and shape it with a torch (lampworking) in the studio.

I used to play with mum’s costume jewelry when I was little and growing up I went with her to art shows and was fascinated by jewelry artists’ work. Many years ago I started making my own jewelry, beginning with seed beads and a loom then working toward larger beads and gemstones. Now I use my glass work as a base and embellish with other sparkling baubles. I keep exploring new glass techniques like adding frits, placing metal inside my glass and even the addition of fused decals. I strive to enhance my work everyday and only put out work I would gladly wear and purchase myself. I aim to keep my costs low so that everyone can afford to wear and enjoy my work.