My formal training includes hand engraving, stone setting, master model carving, and illustration. I also taught jewelry design for a state technical college at MCTC in Minneapolis for ten years in the jewelry department. I gained additional experience in production work, jewelry repair, and manufacturing, as well as jewelry molding and lost wax casting. I'm a Certified Sales Professional with Jewelers of America. In 1999 I set up my private studio after many intense years of stone setting and constant designing. My passions in life are many and includes the art of creating and designing custom wax models and miniature sculptures, and also making one of a kind custom jewelry. And I love a good round of golf too!