Earrings

I have known ever since I was a child growing up on the shores of Lake Superior in Upper Michigan that I would work with my hands.  The decision was solidified when I took my first metals class at Northern Michigan University in...well let's just say it's been a few years.  It has been my passion ever since.  The journey has taken me to Vail, Colorado, where I worked as a goldsmith for 15 years.  It has also taken me to Fort Collins, Colorado, where I currently reside, and where I earned my M.F.A. at Colorado State University in 1998.  This enables me to teach at the university level and share my love of the medium with others, which I do part time at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Flying Anvil Designs was formally launched in 1998, which keeps me designing and creating in my studio full time