Tenitic jewelry is the outcome of extensive experimentation with the capacity and resilience of small gauge stainless steel wire. Each link is individually handmade using a TIG welder and a special alloyed & tempered 300 series wire which measures sixteen-thousandths of an inch (.016") in diameter. I've always had an inclination toward non-traditional processes and materials in my jewelry. I find that most work created from precious metals and with conventional fabrication methods lacks any perceptible inquiry or discovery...  I'm compelled to uncover the possibilities apart from these standards. With the Tenitic pieces, the result is an extremely delicate looking form that reveals its material nature in reflectiveness and strength.

My primary body of work is fabricated from a high tensile strength, fine gauge stainless steel; a material that I've been exploring for nearly 20 years.  The nature of this metal allows me to create deceptively strong, yet visually fragile and complex forms with very small diameter wires.  I use an arc welding process at precise settings to join the metal, melting and fusing it together at the tiny joints.  Although the welding of steel is typically considered industrial, I liken my process to the domestic act of sewing... stitching together the threads of metal to create larger forms.  My approach of only using a very specific material is quite minimalist, but I engage with the metal and the welding process with multidisciplinary intent.  My body of work spans from large scale art installation, to design driven functional items, to wearable and decorative pieces rooted in fine craft.  Rarely does any single piece fit strictly into one of these categories, instead each exists somewhere on a continuum. That decrease in definition allows each field to cross-pollinate with and inform the others, and what has emerged is a distinctive visual identity across the facets in my purview of making.