Artist Statement:

Textures and the shapes made by edges that don't quite meet fascinate me. Much of my work reflects this interest. My textures are created by hammering metal into rocks, through fusion of bits and pieces of silver and gold, and by surface embellishment using hammers, gravers, and burrs.

The landscape of the Northern Berkshires is the inspiration for many of my pieces. Although I don't translate literally what I see in the mountains and fields, with a little imagination my brooches become landscapes in metal and gems that speak of the ever-changing hills of a most beautiful part of New England.