I live in Arizona City near Casa Grande, Arizona. I have been making jewelry for over 20-years and enjoy working with 18-karat yellow gold. I specialize in making BLACK CORAL jewelry both in silver and gold. I also set gemstones, do molds and lost wax castings. The majority of my work is entirely handmade and each piece is one of a kind. I learned my trade from the goldsmiths in Thailand and can do most anything in the jewelry trade. I enjoy designing and then creating those designs. I started this trade as a hobby many years ago while in high school and gradually learned all the different skills for making jewelry. I learned about black coral during my diving experiences in Saudi Arabia where I worked for 10-years. In 1975 while diving in the Red Sea my son and I discovered the black coral at depths of 75 to 100 feet below the surface. We cut the coral with hacksaws and eventually learned how to cure the coral and prepare it for making jewelry. The rest is history along with many hours of practice and hands on work.