I grew up in Westerville, Ohio and became interested in the process of making jewelry in the 1980's. A class on "lost Wax" casting became available at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center and I was soon spending a lot of time carving waxes and casting jewelry. Carving waxes is an art and I found my passion in the jewelry industry. I began working at a local jewelry store where I perfected my skills in metalworking and setting gemstones while developing my personal style of design. When you look at our gallery, the pieces "made in the past" are a combination of art nouveau with vines, leaves and flowers, realistic, abstract or art deco with geometric shapes, bold colors. I love colored gemstones and completed courses required by Gemological Institute of America (G.I.A.) to become a graduate gemologist. I use a wide range of gemstones from natural colored sapphires and diamonds to dinosaur bones and even sea glass. I still have passion for art jewelry.