She began her journey thirty years ago selling jewelry on the streets of Hanover New Hampshire. For the last twenty years she has lived in San Francisco and her work has been juried into numerous local and national art shows. She has taking classes at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester New York and continues to take workshops at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco. She is a member of the American Craft Council, The Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans and the Enamellist Society.