BACKGROUND
A BRIEF HISTORY
I BEGAN MY JOURNEY STUDYING JEWELRY AT PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, BOTH IN NEW YORK CITY. I THEN APPRENTICED IN THE STUDIOS OF WORLD REKNOWNED JEWELER, ROBERT LEE MORRIS. I VENTURED OUT ON MY OWN IN THE EARLY 1980'S, WHEN THE AIDS EPIDEMIC BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD. BASED ON THE RED RIBBON WORN AT THE TONY AWARDS, I CRAFTED A RIBBON IN STERLING SILVER, WITH ALL OF THE PROFIT GOING TO THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH. I WAS PICKED UP BY MANY STORES, INCLUDING KENNETH COLE, NATIONWIDE. IT WAS A VERY MEANINGFUL TIME. FASST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND I STILL LOVE GIVING BACK AS MUCH AS I ENJOY CREATING. AS WELL AS MY PERMANENT COLLECTION, I ALSO UST MY DOG BONE MOTIF FOR A SERIES OF PIECES I CREATE FOR BROADWAY BARKS, A NON PROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZTION FORMED BY BERNADETTE PETERS AND MARY TYLER MOORE! ALL OF THE PROFIT FROM THOSE PIECES GO TO VARIOUS ANIMAL RESCUES NATIONWIDE. HAPPY SHOPPING!