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Artist Profile... I guess I have
always been a creator at heart. I am
especially fond of jewelry, beads, textiles,
paper, photography, and gardening. I
sold my jewelry part-time for many years,
secretly wishing I could pursue my
artwork on a full-time basis. In 2004, I
decided to take a break from my long
health care career as a nuclear medicine
technologist, which gave me time to nurture my creative side. I
soon stumbled into Clayville, a wonderful polymer clay guild in
Northern California, whose members helped me to rediscover this
fascinating medium. I am truly grateful for their friendship and
endless inspiration. I am also a member of the National Polymer
Clay Guild (NPCG).
I have been fortunate to be able to participate in some fabulous
workshops with artists such as Kathleen Dustin, Sarah Shriver,
Seth Savarick, Klew, Desiree McCrorey, and Maggie Maggio.
Each of them has helped me to make my transition from medicine
to art much more satisfying.
I particularly enjoy making beads, veneered pens, and jewelry
pieces made entirely of polymer clay or with new and vintage
components. I do occasionally incorporate other artists' polymer
canes into some of my one-of-a-kind pieces (clayers share canes
like gardeners share plants). I sell my work through several local
and online bead shops as well as through Etsy and JustBeads.
My goals are to continue working with polymer clay and to
explore other types of jewelry-making and decorative arts as well.
I collect many things (my understanding husband will attest to
that), and I have always been fond of finding new life in old
treasures. More of that in the future......
always been a creator at heart. I am
especially fond of jewelry, beads, textiles,
paper, photography, and gardening. I
sold my jewelry part-time for many years,
secretly wishing I could pursue my
artwork on a full-time basis. In 2004, I
decided to take a break from my long
health care career as a nuclear medicine
technologist, which gave me time to nurture my creative side. I
soon stumbled into Clayville, a wonderful polymer clay guild in
Northern California, whose members helped me to rediscover this
fascinating medium. I am truly grateful for their friendship and
endless inspiration. I am also a member of the National Polymer
Clay Guild (NPCG).
I have been fortunate to be able to participate in some fabulous
workshops with artists such as Kathleen Dustin, Sarah Shriver,
Seth Savarick, Klew, Desiree McCrorey, and Maggie Maggio.
Each of them has helped me to make my transition from medicine
to art much more satisfying.
I particularly enjoy making beads, veneered pens, and jewelry
pieces made entirely of polymer clay or with new and vintage
components. I do occasionally incorporate other artists' polymer
canes into some of my one-of-a-kind pieces (clayers share canes
like gardeners share plants). I sell my work through several local
and online bead shops as well as through Etsy and JustBeads.
My goals are to continue working with polymer clay and to
explore other types of jewelry-making and decorative arts as well.
I collect many things (my understanding husband will attest to
that), and I have always been fond of finding new life in old
treasures. More of that in the future......
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