Metal changes it shape through hammering, then softening with fire. The molecules shift as I hammer and heat the metal in the creative process. Constant change happens in forming the metal, even though it appears to be solid.
It moves and shifts and changes as the molecules shift and change– First soft, then hard. Within this cycle of soft and hard the metal moves and a flat sheet becomes a hollow form.

Is this magic or physics and skill?

My degree is in design with emphasis on metalsmithing. I have studied Goldsmithing and Silversmithing in Denmark and in Ireland.

I am also an expert in restoring 17th and 18th Century English silver and Early American Silver.

I create original one-of-a-kind and limited editions of Jewelry and Holloware. I accept commissions from private and corporate customers.

My work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the world in North America, Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Denmark. Photographs of my work have been featured in magazines such as Elle Decor and shown in a TV interview and documentary of my work that was made in Spring, 2000. The Craft of Silversmithing displays examples of my work in the Gallery section. The Hospice Mask Project, I took part in that benefits Sutter VNA and Hospice. My work can be seen on the west coast in the Gallery, Japonesque in San Francisco and the antique shop, Argentum and the Leopard Heads also in San Francisco.On the east coast two of my one-of -a-kind Sterling Silver pieces can be purchased in New York City at Lauren Stanley.

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