I get to use jewelry making and teaching as a means of doing life. I have had many hours of training in the arts, technical making, fixing, repairing, scrapping, and designing. The road of learning is always people first, including myself, then product or service. We are all selling something: if I can use what I learn, and filter it through my creativity, both the product and the relationship can enliven itself more readily.
Mission Statement
To add inspiration to our sensory and creative world through resourcefulness, curiosity, and aligned capability.
My Story
He asked: How long did this take you to make? I answered: My whole life.
I actually took a jewelry-making class in high school, and didn’t like it. Enthralled with the buzz of 2D art competitions and training with my peers, the unpopular jewelry class was less than exciting. I really discovered jewelry making while working in the costume shop at my first college, Alfred University. From there, I took a year off and went back to school for my BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at the University of North Texas. The bubble of college was warm and ego rich. After almost getting fired from my first bench jeweler job, I stepped up my game and have (mostly) been ever since. Working for a variety of jewelers over 10 years was my great privilege, testing more the challenge of my entitlement than the metals themselves. I made and sold my own jewelry on the side. What I really wanted was to be like these business owners (quicker please!) who had earned it and had the kind of success that I wanted. Over time, and a lot of work, I have become one myself. The list of minds I have learned from is great and will continue from here on out.
When I am not making jewelry or teaching, I enjoy everyday tourism, dancing, time with my people, the mountains, traveling, thrifting, and history.
Art isn’t created in a vacuum. - Nancy Miller
