adaptive reuse

I have a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. After over a decade of designing for a range of corporate clients in New York City and Austin, I needed a change. Fortuitously, the opportunity to take welding and smithing classes at Austin Community College materialized. It was love at first strike. Though I don't use much heat in my current work, that bit of formal education has lead to years of personal exploration. My current work focuses on transforming lonely and abandoned decorative tins into one-of-a-kind, wearable art jewelry and accessories. This work has also inspired a deeper exploration of a longstanding interest in the use and reuse of materials, which I now regularly blog about at www.adaptivereuserblog.com Finally, I'm also a confessed technique junkie, which means I spend way too much time finding and trying new things in my work. If you know of a technique I might be unfamiliar with, don’t tell me--I'm trying to quit!