My journey from Tuskegee, Alabama, to the far-flung corners of the globe has been filled with moments of profound discovery. Raised in a town where beauty is found in the simplest forms, I nurtured a passion for art and design early on. This journey took me from the inspiring halls of Tuskegee University through a transformative 30-year career in the United States Army and into the heart of artistic expression in places as unexpected as Baghdad. During a deployment, flipping through a jewelry catalog gifted by a local store owner, I realized jewelry could be so much more—it could tell stories, capture memories, and unite diverse cultures.

So, even the simplest of my designs has a story. I see jewelry not merely as objects of adornment, but as personal milestones crafted in precious and semi-precious metals.