BORN

Auckland, New Zealand, 1977 (arrived in Australia 1980).

 

EDUCATION

2004 - 2006               Advanced Diploma Jewellery and Object Design, Design Centre Enmore TAFE NSW.

2005 - 2006               Certificate III Hand Engraving, Design Centre Enmore TAFE NSW.

1995                         Associate Diploma Music, Australian Music Education Board.

 

AWARDS

2009                          Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society (Melbourne) Award, 10th Ernest Leviny Commemorative Silver Exhibition, Buda Historic Home & Garden.

2007                          Jewellery and Object Design Award (residency), Design Centre Enmore. 

2006                          Youth @ craft.design, Craft Australia, highly commended in the student category.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007 - present          Own studio practice (full time) - gold and silversmith, hand engraver.

2009 - present          Co-ordinating committee member (Secretary), Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia-NSW Inc.

2009                        Lecture given on my practice to students at Design Centre Enmore. 

2003 - 2007              Studio assistant at Todd Turner jewellery studio.