Education

Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Jewelry, Light Metals, Providence, Rhode Island, 1982 – 1985.

European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy, 1984 – 1985.

Apprentice to master goldsmith to the Vatican, Rome, Italy, 1985.

Apprentice to Eddie Samuels, New York, New York, 1974 – 1980, New Mexico, 1987 – 1994, Italy, 2006 in painting, jewelry, and sculpture.

Apprentice to Sr. Lastrucci, master of Florentine mosaic, Florence, Italy, 1997.

Painting student of Arvie Smith, Portland, Oregon, 1995 to 2003.

Cameo carving with maestro Tonino Stilla, Herculaneum, 2010 to present.


Teaching Experience

Rhode Island School of Design, teaching assistant, Jewelry, Light Metals department.

Private art instructor.

Private jewelry instructor.


Affiliations and Memberships

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

American Craft Council

Women’s Jewelry Association

Creative Metal Arts Guild


Private Collections

George C. Firestone

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward


Awards and Accolades

Special Award, Il Gioiello Etrusco Contemporaneo, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Pontecagnano, Salerno, Italy

Winner of Grand Prize, American Jewelry Design Council’s National New Talent Contest, Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show, New York, New York, 2001.

Jewelers of America Golden Apple Award for Allure, New York, New York. Awarded

to the exhibitor conducting the most creative and effective publicity program, 2001.

National winner, Ring Category, Lapidary Journal’s Jewelry Arts Competition, 2002.

Best of Show, Sun Valley Festival of the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho, 2008.

Best of Show, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon, 1999.

Best of Show, Creative Metal Arts Guild, Portland, Oregon, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Best of Show, 30th Annual Associated Arts of Ocean Shores, Washington, 1999.

Best New Designer, Oregon State Jewelers Association, 1999.

Juror Award, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Oregon, 2007.

First Place, Jewelry, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon, 1998, 2001, 2006.

Second Prize, American Jewelry Design Council’s New Talent Contest, Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show, New York, New York, 1999.

Juror, Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, Washington, 2000.

Juror, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 2007.

Juror, Sun Valley Festival of the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho, 2009 (pending).

Award for Excellence, Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, Washington, 1999.

People’s Choice Award, National Pearl Jewelry Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon, 1992.

European Honors Student, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy, 1984 – 1985.

Honors Student, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, 1982 – 1985.

Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Scholarship 1983 – 1984.

Johnson – Matthey Scholarship 1982 – 1983.

Jewelry, Light Metals Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design 1982 – 1983.


Selected Shows and Features

The Contempoarary Etruscan Jewel, National Archeological Museum of Pontecagnano, Salerno, Italy

Gallery Lastrucci, Florence, Italy

Couture Jewellery Collection and Conference, Phoenix, Arizona

Design Center – JCK Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada

Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show, New York, New York

The Art of Jewelry, A is for Artists Gallery, Bainbridge Island, Washington

Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Northview Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Kane Marie Fine Arts Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, New York

Saks Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey

Ornaments, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Samuels Gallery, Portland, Oregon

The Jewel, Sisters, Oregon

Elements Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut

Cenci Palace, Rome, Italy

Woods – Gerry, Providence, Rhode Island

Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, Washington

Gioielli Ugolini, Florence, Italy

Romancing the Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

Portland Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon

Art in the Pearl, Portland, Oregon

Creative Metal Arts Guild, Portland, Oregon

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Sun Valley Festival of the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho

Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, Washington


Publications and Media Appearances

500 Earrings, Lark Press

500 Wedding Rings, Lark Press

The Pearl Book

Los Altos Town Crier

Oregon Art Beat, OPB Television

Couture International Jeweler

Bridal Guide Magazine

Jewelers Circular Keystone

National Jeweler Magazine

Business Journal

Modern Jeweler

AM 860 Radio, Oregon

FM 89.7 Radio, Portland, Oregon

WXII 12 Television, North Carolina

Jewelry Connoisseur

Luxury International

Niche Magazine

World Gold Council’s Couture Catalog

The Oregonian

Lapidary Journal

AJM Magazine

Women’s Journal

Dish Magazine

Arabian Horse World

Rose Arts Magazine

Oregon Focus Magazine

Diamond Rapaport

Basel Magazine

Flair Magazine

Professional Jeweler Magazine

Instore Magazine

Herald Tribune, Portland

Rj Magazine, London