As a child I was introduced to clay by a close friend of my Mother's. Since then I have been entranced with the possibilities of what the human hand can create. All the years that I was a psychotherapist and educator I was never without my art. Ceramics and three dimensional weavings preceded and enhanced my study of jewelry. The introduction of reconstituted silver in a form similar to porcelain clay brought my skills together and allowed me to forge new directions in jewelry making.

Now I work with silver that is environmentally friendly and has been reconstituted from computers, medical instruments and photographic supplies. Microscopic particles of silver, gold or platinum are suspended in a binder and a small amount of water. This material is called Precious Metal Clay (PMC).

Accomplishments:

• Delegate of the American Crafts Council to The People's Republic of China post Cultural Revolution to provide information and guidance in the reopening of China's colleges of arts.
• Delegate of American Crafts Council to an international conference of crafts persons in Kyoto, Japan.
• Designed and wove partial replicas of tapestries in the Hearst Castle collection for their gift shop, San Simeon, CA.
• Textile Conservator for the DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA.
• Assistant to the curator of the Treganza Museum of Anthropology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
• Curated textile exhibition at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
• Worked with the Renwick National Gallery in Washington, D.C. to stabilize a mummy in the Sutro collection, San Francisco, CA.
• Co-chaired Portals and Passages Northern California art exhibition, Indian Valley Artists Association, Novato, CA.
• Taught ceramics, weaving and silver jewelry making for over 25 years to adults and junior college students.

Professional Organizations:

• American Crafts Council
• California Contemporary Crafts Association
• Indian Valley Artists Inc.
• Marin Arts Council
• Marin Society of Artists
• Metal Arts Guild
• Sebastopol Center for the Arts
• Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County

Education and Licenses:

• M.A. Educational Psychology, California State University, Northridge, CA
• B.A. Sociology,Psychology and Philosophy, University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana, Ill
• California State Community College, Lifetime credential
• California State Adult Education , Lifetime credential