I have been a silversmith since the age of 13 and a lapidarist since the age of 9. Each piece I make is an individual; never reproduced, signed, numbered and catalogued. My repeat clients throughout the US, Canada and the Caribbean love this; as they can always obtain a complimentary or companion piece. In my travels throughout the world, the environment, both manmade and natural have had an impact on my lifestyle, philosophy design work and profession. The word eyemagination comes from the fact I am a very visual person and see very differently. What most people see as waste I use as my raw materials and is a component of each piece. From mine tailings to scrap wood saved from the fire, discarded flatware and most important to support the use of reclaim reuse recycle repurpose. Most of the stones I use I have mined when my travels allow. The black coral I use I dove myself back in the early 70’s when I was a yacht captain in the Caribbean. I have several degrees and many careers but I have always carried my silversmithing tools with me. My work is hand wrought with the most basic of tools. I did discovery ART CLAY and love working with it, especially since it is a green company and uses reclaimed silver and gold in it’s product line.