My creative was fronted by global corporate retailers, philanthropists, independent boutiques and resorts. The work has been presented in these publications: WWD, VOGUE, Elle, 0 Magazine, Organic style, LUCKY, IN style, Marie Claire, Vibe, Self, Latina, Real Simple, More, Travel & Leisure, Time Out New York, and Essence

RISEjewelry placed a cherry on-top with the New York Times Sunday feature

and it lives together in a book on the shelf.

NOW:

I paint paper + tear it + Reform imagery.

Reference painting is 24 x 36” of a personal M&O moment photographed in India. The story behind it involves a monsoon, a lagoon + courageous me.

This rising parrot was my ghost design brand image for 15yrs + formulated the company name RiseJewelry.

A professional pivot away/towards these birds is a matter of perception.

I have lived half of this life in New York, California, and Cleveland. After showing my kiddo major magic in the city where I was born, we moved to a place I created in my mind. The mover told me after he read door-to-door miles (= 1111) that I should never doubt this move + I told him no doubt.

As a child I would grab responsibility with a big spoon + learn that matters depend on me, including distant pieces of circumstantial truths meant to be entirely out of my control.

I am told there is deity within gifting the right structure + me with the ability to finish what was started + point-on ways of controlling time and the outer world via inner feelings of lightness and belief.

And so it is, now.