I'm a Saturday child, as such Idle hands are not happy hands! Creating art is my passion, my sanity, and has always done a wonderful job at keeping my hands busy.

Wind Dancer Studios takes that need to keep my hands busy and allows me to share with you what I love. The designs you see in my shop have been brought to life over the course of my lifetime. Many have been carefully hoarded away on post it notes, receipt and envelope corners, or tucked away in sketch books just waiting for the right stone in the right color or just a little spark of inspiration. Quite often a small element I'm using will remind me of this sketch or that one bringing it into the light of day.

I'm heavily inspired by the sweeping lines of ornate ironworks from the Victorian and Art Nouveau eras, the flourishes of Baroque and Gothic periods, the glitz and glamour of the 20's throughout the midcentury, nature, color, ok it ALL inspires me! This means my designs take on a wonderfully romantic vintage feel and may at other times be thoroughly bohemian.

I enjoy every moment of design, from concept to sketch to creation. I love the clarity of an A grade stone but sometimes a lesser grade stone just has more character and is perfect for the designs I see in my head. I love feeling the metals move as I hammer on the anvil, to see them change color or fuse as I pass over them with the fire of the torch, metals becoming one with each other and with my vision of them. Stones and metal adorning each other and playing to each others strengths while protecting each others weaknesses, much like any good marriage. Creating is my passion and it's my great pleasure to share it with you.

I wholeheartedly welcome your custom orders. Whether they require time in the flame, on the anvil or just a simple twist of wire, I would love to chat and create something special just for you!