I spent 30 years teaching middle school — guiding young minds through history, culture, and the power of human stories. When I retired, I didn’t step away from teaching — I simply began telling stories in a new way: through my hands.

I split my time between Anchorage, Alaska and the open road, traveling to festivals and artisan markets across the West. My life is nomadic by choice — rooted in curiosity, shaped by movement, and guided by the belief that handmade work holds meaning.

My jewelry is built from reclaimed materials, vintage beads, African trade beads, polymer clay canes, gemstones, metal findings, and artifacts that carry memory. Many of my pieces are inspired by ancestral patterns, market stalls in distant places, and family heirlooms that tell quiet stories.

Each creation begins at my studio table, but I like to think it isn’t finished until it finds the person it’s meant for. I design for the wild-hearted — those who feel at home in the journey, who keep the past close but are always reaching toward the horizon.

Handmade work is my way of honoring people — their cultures, their stories, and the threads that connect us across time and place.