My interests include sailing, photography, cooking, designing (large or small as it turns out; I designed and general contracted my own home), and a lifelong indulgence in reading. I am currently restoring a 1920 catboat called Dauntless that was built on Cape Cod. I collect 19th century Japanese wood block prints and the paintings and pieces from craftspeople I admire.
When I was growing up I had an interest in the fluorescence of minerals, the optical properties of materials, and making small objects with my hands. I grew up in the town of Scituate, Ma., and moved with my family to Atlanta GA at the age of fifteen. While attending Georgia Tech as a physics major I met some Atlanta area jewelers and silversmiths who greatly influenced my career choice. During the earliest part of my career I also studied jewelry and metalsmithing at Georgia State University and I had a studio at Clayton, Waters, and Bell: a gallery in the Fox Theater building. Along with Joe Clayton, I was one of the founding members in 1970 of the Laundromat, a crafts cooperative on Peachtree St. at 10th Street.
In my early twenties I designed and made jewelry models for Astor Jewelry Company, a Rhode Island factory, and became a member of the Arts Collaborative on Thayer St. in Providence, and The Rhode Island Association of Craftsmen. In 1976 I moved to Boston where I shared studio space at The Jeweller's Guild on Bromfield Street with a family of gemcutters and jewelers. In the late seventies I moved to Martha's Vineyard and worked within several retail jewelry stores, doing custom orders, repairs, and designing pieces for stock. I now have a studio that I share with 3 other jewelry artists called The Edgartown Jeweler's Studio.
My jewelry reflects the things I like: well constructed; color subtle or brilliant mixed in striking ways; elegant timeless form and design; and is simply the way I relate to and interact with the world. I enjoy designing jewelry for people; some of my clients have provided the challenge for my favorite pieces. Sapphires, tourmalines, opals, garnets and spinels in all their many colors are among the gems I favor most.
The challenge of designing pieces of jewelry for my clients is exciting and rewarding, and often I am amazed by what they create- a piece that reflects the recipient's interests, or just making some fun statement.
I show my work at Claudia and The Gay Head Gallery on Martha's Vineyard, The Artful Hand in Boston, and my work is purchased by number of galleries and independent jewelry stores throughout New England. I have recently had my work accepted by the Raiford Gallery in Roswell, GA, and the Fairfield Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. In cyberspace my work can be purchased through Stuffbynet.com. If you want me to design a special piece of jewelry for you visit me at The Edgartown Jeweler's Studio on Martha's Vineyard.