I AM NOT ONE FOR SELFIES, BUT I JUST GOT A MANICURE ;) I ALSO THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NICE FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE TO PUT A FACE BEHIND THE BRAND AND TO LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT MY BACKGROUND.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR NINE YEARS. MY ORIGINAL ENGAGEMENT RING WAS A SOLITAIRE PRINCESS DIAMOND IN WHITE GOLD. FOUR YEARS AGO, I LOST MY RING AT MY PARENTS HOME IN COLORADO OVER CHRISTMAS - I FIGURED THAT I WOULD FIND IT THE NEXT TIME I CAME TO VISIT, OR THAT THEY MIGHT FIND IT IN THE MEANTIME. THAT SUMMER, THEIR HOME BURNT TO THE GROUND ALONG WITH 350 OTHERS IN A WILDFIRE, REDUCED TO THREE FEET OF ASH. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE END OF MY RING! HOWEVER, AN ORGANIZATION THAT SEARCHES THROUGH ASHES FOR VALUABLES SPENT THREE DAYS AT THE HOME AND MIRACULOUSLY FOUND MY RING - INSIDE A PIPE! ON MY BIRTHDAY! IT HAD BEEN WASHED DOWN THE DRAIN, AND IF THE HOUSE HAD NOT BURNT DOWN, IT WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN FOUND. THE RING WAS BURNT TO A CRISP AND SLIGHTLY WARPED, BUT OTHERWISE INTACT (IT'S THE ONE ON MY POINTER FINGER). MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A NEW RING, AND I BEGAN TO SEARCH THROUGH MY OPTIONS. WHILE I WAS ATTRACTED TO VINTAGE STYLE, I WAS LARGELY UNIMPRESSED WITH MY CHOICES: BOTH ANTIQUES AND CONTEMPORARY PIECES. EVERYTHING LOOKED THE SAME AND I WANTED SOMETHING UNIQUE BUT NOT WEIRD. ULTIMATELY, I DESIGNED AND BUILT MY OWN RING: THE GATSBY IN ROSE GOLD AND DIAMONDS. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF WEARING THE RING, I REALIZED THAT OTHERS WERE LOVING THE DESIGN AS MUCH AS I DID, AND THUS BEGAN MY CAREER IN RING DESIGN. WITH A BACKGROUND IN FINE ART DESIGN AND ART HISTORY, I ATTEMPT TO MERGE THE BEST OF THE OLD AND NEW TO CREATE WORKS THAT ARE FAMILIAR BUT DIFFERENT - DELICATE BUT STRONG, WITH GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
MORAL OF THE STORY? I BELIEVE THAT GOOD THINGS COME TO YOU, LITERALLY FROM THE ASHES, WHEN YOU HOLD YOUR LIFE AND POSSESSIONS WITH AN OPEN HAND, DON'T TAKE YOUR "THINGS" TOO SERIOUSLY, AND STAY TRUE TO WHAT YOU LOVE! I DESIGN EVERYTHING FOR MY OWN TASTE, ONLY BUILDING SOMETHING THAT I WILL WEAR. I FIGURE THAT IF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME TASTE, THEY MIGHT JUST LOVE IT AS WELL. I SUPPOSE THAT ALSO EXPLAINS WHY I HAVE THE COOLEST CLIENTS OF ALL TIME. 😉