Introducing...

I am a bricoleur. By definition this is someone who makes creative and resourceful use of whatever materials are at hand (regardless of their original purpose). The diversity of the materials I am drawn to and collect take me down a variety of paths creatively. The designs for my greeting card line, Bricolage, make use of an eclectic assortment of antique imagery and textures.  My up-cycled jewelry creations for the shop I share with Beth DeScala on Etsy, called SalonVintique, are constructed from vintage discards. And my shadow box assemblages start with detritus I find beach combing.  The common thread in these pursuits is my ability to see beauty in society’s outcasts.  My greatest joy is giving these disparate elements a new life with my creations and allowing another chapter in their history to unfold, even if this history is an imagined one.