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I am a self-taught jewelry designer who started designing jewelry over 15 years ago. It all started when I saw a pair of gorgeous earrings in a fashion magazine but couldn’t afford the high price and said "I can make that myself!" At the time while living in Manhattan, I sought out the fashion district to buy the necessary beads and earring findings. That experience turned into a hobby and years later, into her deep passion and creative outlet. Throughout the years while working full time as the Director of Market Research at a financial service company, I had taken numerous metalsmithing and beading classes in my free time to fine tune my jewelry making skills.

My jewelry designs reflect my own personal style of today’s modern look with a classical and unique flair. I love playing with different color combinations when creating jewelry and trying new and multiple techniques in my jewelry designs.

My recent love has been with wirewrapping and being able to create unique pieces with my metalsmithing abilities. My inspirations come from various places but mostly from the wirewrapping "queens" -- Eni Oken and Magdalena Borejko. Thank you, ladies!

"Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung." ~William Morris