FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
All the time! I finished my art degree in 2009, but I am constantly learning and growing to better meet my clients needs. I usually take at least 1-2 workshops a year to learn about new materials or techniques in my field. In addition to that, I have a backlog of resources (people or books or other jewelry establishments) to turn to in case my clients have questions that I can't immediately answer.
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Ask lots of questions! Bring your own ideas to the table! If you're working with someone who isn't listening to you and trying to meet your needs, then you might consider walking away and working with someone else instead.
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
My clients usually only see me on two occasions: when we're co-designing their jewelry and when I'm delivering their jewelry. What they don't see is what happens "behind the curtain." If a client brings me an idea for a piece of jewelry with a material or technique that I've never used before, then I usually have to do research to see if it is physically possible to make that piece of jewelry. THEN, in some instances, I have to experiment or make samples before I work on the actual commission. When you get your awesome, finished piece of jewelry, that finished piece represents a lot of thought and effort and ingenuity.