I am a self-taught jewelry designer. I currently call Seattle home, even though I got here by way of Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Gambier, Ohio.
I started making jewelry in high school because I wanted something unique to wear with all of my outfits, but was broke as most high school students tend to be.
I attended Kenyon College where I created my own major entitled "American Studies: Consumer Culture, A Case Study in Coffee." Naturally I began to work for a fair trade Seattle coffee company post-graduation, while still building jewelry to exercise the creative half of my brain.
In the fall of 2006, I gave into my passion for making jewelry and created Orange Box, a company that tries to be good for the planet and the people who live here. Still working only part-time in the jewelry world, I developed a small consulting practice to help small businesses and NGO's develop their brands and exercise their cause-based marketing muscles.
Flashing forward to 2008, Orange Box has become my full time enterprise, love affair, source of constant entertainment, and cause for panic. I am thrilled to create fun jewelry and statement pieces that help women feel sassy and special. I get a tiny rush each time I resurrect a portion of a vintage jewelry piece that was previously discarded. I am thankful every day to play jewelry.
