She received her bachelor of fine arts in metalsmithing from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design in Ann Arbor and also holds a master of fine arts in metalsmithing from Miami University School of Fine Arts in Oxford, Ohio. She has had solo shows in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and been included in group invitation exhibition from Texas to California to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She has also exhibited in several juried shows and won awards at several of them, including Best of Show at the Michigan Silversmiths Guild 2005 Exhibition. She has presented and lectured at a variety of conferences and universities.