Country: USA

Design/Expertise-related information

What technique(s) are you particularly focusing on?
Off loom and loom stitching, mixed media

Since when have you already been holding workshops?
2005

What fascinates you about using SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS?
Crystals have tremendous versatility in their use and what they add to the look of a design: futuristic, classic, elegant, edgy.

What is your favorite SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS color?
Jet (280) and Blue Zircon (229)

What is your favorite SWAROVSKI ELEMENT and why?
I prefer the rounds because they work well in every bead stitch and on the loom. This includes Crystal Pearls!.

What was your first experience designing with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS?
I added a Galactic Pendant to a neklace. LOVED the flash iot gave the beadwork piece.

What is your favorite design you have ever created with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS?
Anything I make combining SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS with industrial (rubber O rings, metal bits) or tribal elements are my favorite designs. I have a necklace I wear all the time: black diamond bicones showcasing a Galactic pendant within a component of stitched seed beads and tila beads, combined with fossilized walrus ivory and rubber O rings on an embellished rubber cord.

Personal information

What are your hobbies?
Film and stage musicals

How would you describe yourself in three words?
Creative, funny, loving

What would you definitely take with you on a lonely island?
My sketchbook and tons of colored pencils

What is the first thing at the day you usually do?
Coffee, coffee, coffee

What is your motto of life?
Take the high road

What advice do you have for new SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS enthusiasts?
Play with your materials and let yourself goof around