Since 1992, I have been creating, improving, and expanding my jewelry designs. As a self-taught artist and a juried member of the Illinois Artisans Program, I have sold through shops and at art shows in the Midwest. I enjoy using vintage beads as well as new materials in my work, rescuing them from the forgotten past. Beauty lives on long after those who created it are gone. My purpose is to create something beautiful and lasting - my legacy.