I took a jewelry making class my senior year of college.  Literally, from that day on, I was hooked.  So, in 1988 Sweet Bird Studio was founded in the basement of my house next to the furnace.    

Over the years, I have experimented, failed, played, cursed, laughed and cried.  But mostly I was in awe of the hours that passed like minutes.  In those days, little did I know I was doing the most important work anyone can do; I was crafting a life from meaning.    

Now, thirty years later, when I light the torch I am STILL mesmerized with the fire of being truly alive, thanks to doing what I LOVE.  My work has been a constant reminder that we begin over and over again.  In life, in creativity and in connecting with others.  Now my mission is to share my creativity with children and adults in workshops and mentorships with the deeper meaning that ART SAVES.