I began jewelry making as an awkward 8th grader in a silversmithing class at my junior high school.  We soldered,  enameled, melted metal, and caught the tables on fire.  It was the best part of my adolescence.  In college, I earned both a Bachelors and a Masters of Fine Arts in Metals and Jewelry.  I've been teaching jewelry and metalsmithing classes since 2007.  I've been lucky enough to teach at some of the best jewelry schools and community centers around, including Mesa Art Center in Mesa, AZ, Baltimore Jewelry Center in Baltimore, MD, Peters Valley School of Craft in Layton, NJ, Pocosin Arts in Columbia, NC, Fuse Makerspace in Albuquerque, NM, The Ranch Center for Arts and Crafts in Snohomish, WA, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Doha, Qatar, as well as other schools that there isn't space to name! I love teaching people how to work with their hands and fall in love with the processes and techniques involved in jewelry making.  I love that you can spend a lifetime learning this craft and only scratch the surface of what there is to know.  I'd love to share my passion with you.