I have been a designer and illustrator for over a decade since I graduated from Pratt Institute in 2007. My earliest experiences were as a child living on a sailboat with my family, stringing seashells to make necklaces, or endlessly drawing in my sketchbook. I'm fascinated by the concept of self-adornment, and the idea that since the beginning of human history people have defined and expressed themselves by the symbols they wear. I like to think I'm part of that tradition, creating designs that are wearable and beautiful for the modern woman.