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Think of the commitments you make in life. For many the first significant promise is to share life with a partner, a spouse, a lover, a friend. It is my honor to create unique symbols of these commitments — like the rings I finished this...

01 March, 2013 /

Unique to each of us is our fingerprint. A soon-to-be married couple for whom I recently created wedding bands requested that their partner's fingerprint be incorporated into the design of their rings. I welcomed the challenge. I knew it to be a relatively recent trend that...

20 November, 2012 /

More than twenty years ago, I made a pair of earrings. A little bit of wire and a few beads comprised my first jewelry creation. In that moment, I had no idea. I had no idea that jewelry would become my vocation, and much more importantly,...

01 November, 2012 /

A new website - GMA Metalsmith version 5.0 - is in the works. Just as the time inevitably comes for a new haircut or a new coat of paint in the kitchen, it's time to update the way in which I present my work to you...

05 October, 2012 /

Nothing beats the wonder of a child. I joined two dozen other artists in my community this weekend as we opened our studios and creative spaces to our community. Visitors came to meet artists, observe creative processes, and purchase artwork. My hope is that those vistors...

28 September, 2011 /

Creativity is often an animal of waves, and my most recent wave involves enamels. Most of the new designs filling my sketchbook these days are complex metal constructions featuring an enameled focal point. I also have commissions on the bench needing enameling. And, I'm doing...

26 April, 2011 /

I am a novice enamelist. There. I said it. Once upon a time, I studied enameling with the amazing and talented Shana Kroiz. I share studio space with the amazing and talented Liz Mosier, who learned from the amazing and talented Linda Darty. So, I have certainly...

16 February, 2011 /