For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a metalsmith. The blacksmith exhibit at the Cumberland County Fair was the first time I saw somebody take glowing hot metal & shape it with just tongs & a hammer. I think I asked my mom if I could be a blacksmith when I grew up, & she said something to the effect of “Realistically, no, but your uncle is a goldsmith & that’s pretty similar!” When I was 8, my uncle Kenny gave me a block of carving wax & file. The first piece I made was a silver & moonstone ring that I carved for my mom’s birthday that year.

My sophomore year in high school, I attended Kate Wolf’s intensive wax carving course & learned all kinds of new wax carving techniques that I still use to this day. A few years later, I apprenticed at Goldust & Rouge where I learned how to solder jump rings & size bands. After graduating Wentworth Institute of Technology with a degree in biomedical engineering, I worked with my brother to open up the Highroller Lobster Company on Exchange St., where I still work as a catering chef. I was working the line there when I had the idea to make kitchen utensils & food items into jewelry. In 2018 I started carving skillets & knives and Cooked Jewelry was born! Since then I’ve popped up at local spots like the Thirsty Pig, Bissell Bros. & Marcy’s Diner. I was also featured in the New York Times - see link below!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/dining/cooked-jewelry.html