Hello, I'm a 43 yr. old Canadian goldsmith who began as an apprentice in my 15th yr. Recently re-located to Honduras to develope a jewelry making and training program under the auspices of Merendon Mining Corp. I was introduced and mentored in jewelry making by the late Haida (northwest coast first nations) artist Bill Reid. A long association with the first nations artists of Canada has followed, working as a technical resource and on collaborative works in this field. As well I have concurrently produced and worked as a designer in the contemporary,fine jewelry field throughout my 28 yrs. work. My work with first nations artists and the cross cultural experience has lead me to the area were I am now working to develop culturaly based works of art with the people of Central America.; http://www.merendon.com merendon jewelry