Made with love in Chicago.

I was raised in a household where materials were never static: my mother restored and reimagined antiques, and my father sculpted with scrap steel. This environment shaped my understanding of design as transformation—seeing potential in overlooked objects and giving them new context through craft.

I studied Fashion Design and moved to New York City in 2001, beginning a career that spanned over two decades in the fashion industry. Working across major brands and markets—from New York to Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Chicago—I developed a strong foundation in color theory, composition, trend analysis, and product development. My experience includes designing for Target, Free People, and most recently creating accessories for Claire’s Boutiques, where I translated trend-driven concepts into cohesive, wearable collections.

After years of designing within commercial frameworks, I shifted my focus to independent jewelry work. Drawing on my background in accessories design and a lifelong interest in material culture, I create small-scale assemblage jewelry using vintage and found objects, semi-precious stones, wire wrapping, and hand assembly. Influenced by jewelry trends of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as the emotional pull of nostalgia, my work balances historical reference with contemporary design sensibility.

Each piece functions as a carefully composed object—guided by color relationships, proportion, and structure—while allowing the original materials to retain their history. My practice centers on recontextualization, sustainability, and the idea that personal adornment can be both intimate and sculptural.