I began designing jewelry in 2001, after a bracelet I had bought broke after I had been wearing it for a short time. Jewelry ought to be well-made and functional as well as pretty. If it isn't well-made or comfortable, it ends up lost or in a drawer. My work isn't meant to be stored away for special occasions; I want you to wear it every day. That's why the materials I use for your finished pieces
are the very best, and why I put my very best craftsmanship into every wire loop, every fastener, every element of design. Good design is meant to be functional. Why Connemara marble? It has special significance to me. My father's people are from Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland, in sight of the hills of Galway where Connemara marble is quarried. It's beautiful material, over 700 million years in the formation, worthy of specially handcrafted settings using the finest materials. I don't see Connemara marble as a "novelty" material; it's Ireland's true national gemstone and increasingly rare, and so beautiful it deserves to be showcased in fine jewelry. Fine jewelry, yes, but at a reasonable price to you. I am always trying to find the compromise between using fine materials and making my prices people-friendly. I use Etsy and similar venues rather than maintain a brick-and-mortar store or sell my goods on an expensive "auction" site. Etsy's business model is in line with my own philosophy -- good work, fairly priced, available to all. Please make yourself at home here. I welcome questions, comments and requests, and will try to accommodate design requests. There is never a design fee here -- I welcome your inspirational ideas and hope we can work together to design "just-right jewelry". Thank you so much for considering my work.
