My journey in this craft is intertwined with interdisciplinary study.
 
As a teenager I worked in a craft store where I fell in love with paper craft. Taking home scraps of discarded patterned paper, I fostered a fascination with collage and paper engineering. This later developed into a paper sculpting technique that I would showcase and sell at galleries & museums.
 
I became a custom framer where I was trained/certified in preservation techniques. I fell in love with this profession, repairing wood, cutting mats & creating design and color schemes.
 
I found a position as a jeweler’s assistant where I spent my days performing finishing work, cooking patinas and pulling wax molds. There is a magic within the alchemy of these practices. The synergy of Jeweler’s Row was incredible; working with several different jewelers, each specializing in different mechanisms of the craft.
 
I cherish my days working at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I hold great respect for the many moving parts and skilled people working within the walls and beneath the floors of such a magnificent establishment.
 
Between my education & apprenticeship as a book worker and restorer, I had the pleasure of working with antique shops and book dealers. Being privy to their many tales of discovery. From auctions to house calls, shuffling through boxes, sifting through catalogues, and long drives to unassuming places.
 
I worked at the Historical Society of Philadelphia, shivering in their temperature controlled archives, as I shuffled through pamphlets and tomes.
 
Reflecting on these vignettes of experiences building my craft as a bookbinder, I have so much appreciation for this and for the craftsmen I have been honored to work with.

I am so grateful for my clients who have put their trust in me, my business, and my work allowing me to continue the work I am so passionate about each day. 

Thank You.