Over a decade ago I attended a county fair north of Los Angeles where I saw my first metal-clay artist. I was instantly intrigued by artist’s beautiful work, and soon contemplated the possibility of creating my own pieces. Having no prior metal or clay working experience I purchased my first supply of silver clay and assorted required tools and equipment, the costliest of which was a Paragon kiln (https://paragonweb.com) for firing the clay pieces that I would create. Over the next several years I created several hundred one-of-a-kind pieces from silver-clay – mostly fine-silver jewelry for men and women.
The high cost of silver clay eventually encouraged me to leave metal clay behind to try my hands at working directly with sterling, copper and bronze metals. I was quickly ‘metal smitten’ and have focused my smithing efforts on these metals for the past several years. Positive feedback from happy customers and the pure enjoyment of creating new pieces keeps me forging ahead with MetalSmitten handmade jewelry and accessories for men and women.
I still maintain a shop on a popular handmade venue where I have sold hundreds of unique pieces to men and women worldwide. However, the bulk of my new creations, from my new studio workspace in Indio, California will be hosted exclusively here on my new site https://MetalSmitten.com.
Please feel free to contact me with your comments, observations and constructive criticisms.