As a designer,

I strive to find the harmony between the competing values of needs and requirements, between the art of the craft, and the science of manufacturing. Design is finding the balance between the cost of making a consumer product and the expected return. This ensures value and function while maintaining the highest level of craftsmanship and quality workmanship. As a designer, I constantly seek insight into the marketplace and the wants and needs of the consumer. And through all this, I bring a vital spark of creativity and innovation to everything I make for the customer.

My design, business and artistic career center around my passion for objects made by hand, a historical knowledge of American and international decorative arts, a working knowledge of manufacturing processes in ceramic, glass, wood, metal, basketry, fabric, and a personal desire to create beautiful and useful objects. It is these ingredients along with embracing a contemporary lifestyle that have enabled me to have a successful and satisfying career in designing, manufacturing, and marketing products for the tabletop, home accent, and personal accessory market for over 30 years.

Mosaic Work 1990-2000

Print Art 2006-Current

Personal Accessories 2005-Current

Personal accessories are just that, personal. They are the things that adorn for fun, pleasure, and style. The best personal accessories connect with our story, our passion, and our style; yet they provide the elements – combining cast, woven, hammered metals with precious and semi-precious stones, natural materials, leather and synthesized man made materials – which can become unique and distinctively us. Striving to design something that at its core is personal, and at the same time appealing to as many people as possible, makes for a challenging job. This is just the challenge I embrace. Designing for one is a job for the fine artist. Designing for all is the art of business. Making it personal at the same time, that’s my job.

Furniture Work

Modeling Studio, Printmaking & Bookbinding

Home Accents 2000-Current

Home accents dress up our living spaces to create personality, comfort and mood. These artifacts provide the connections we need to identify and personalize a living space and make it our home. Items with practical purpose such as lightning, furniture, hardware, storage and shelves come together like friends, adding texture and warmth that make us feel connected. Materials like metal, glass, wood, textiles create comfort and mood. The surface finish-patina, the type of materials, character of craftsmanship and shape all combine to create a unique environment. If the foundation of all good design is rooted in craft and tradition, there is no telling the longevity a piece can have. Craftsmanship creates enduring value. Design can create lasting memories, usefulness, and good business.

Graphic Design & Photography 1983-1989

Housewares & Dinnerware

The table is set as a portrait of our life style. The business of the tabletop is creating a wonderful array of useful objects to serve with and to display. I strive to design table wares that provide multiple layers of texture, form, sizes, shapes and functional requirements – pattern, color and surface finishes – glass, wood, ceramic, and metal items together or independently – to create a palette of useful objects which convey cultural heritage, personal expression, style and purpose.