On my way to the Tucson Gem show earlier this year I had the pleasure of a serendipitous meeting. The first female appointed as a Supreme Court Justice in the South Dakota Court sat next to me. Her story was one of perseverance, pushing boundaries and ruling judiciously in a state she cares deeply for. Later, these details would ultimately inform the symbology I included in her ring design. When she heard about my work as a jewelry designer she shared about her late husband and the multiple pieces she was hoping to create a new piece with.  Two rings were from her late husband,...

I designed this radiant diamond pendant to celebrate a couple's 10th anniversary. I work to include design elements in custom designs that will be significant to the wearer. In this piece, of Each year is represented with a line and the children are signified with their birthstones, two sapphires and an opal.

It is such a honor to be trusted with the intimate stories of your life. Stories of love, overcoming, and hope inspire me to create custom jewelry pieces that will be passed down, like the stories of your lives, to future generations. 

When Scott came in for Jillian’s ring he knew exactly what color sapphire he wanted her to look at everyday, forever. With a stroke of luck, we sourced the perfect forest green sapphire cut by Keith Cler.

When Scott and Becky came in to the studio to look through sapphires she thought she wanted a round or oval stone, but as soon as I pulled out this sweet emerald cut sapphire her eyes lit up, she places it on her finger and said "That's the one!" 

This month, I was honored to work on wedding bands for an epic love tale. Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless, mountain climbers and planet activists, asked me to work on rings for the exchange of their vows this summer.