I met Emerald in April of 2016 when I bought a turquoise necklace from her to wear as my something blue in my wedding. She was pregnant with Azalea and pretty new to the Portland area. Since then we’ve been like family and she and her family are some of my favorite people on the planet. Emerald is one of the few people I will talk through art ideas with as she gets me and has a great eye- so I value her opinion. She is also my favorite metalsmith; her art is how we met after all! Emerald’s jewelry shows her attention to detail both in the finishing work (clean solders, smooth edges, etc) and in the elements she includes from handmade leaves and flowers to stamped bands or having multiple stones set in their tiny bezels. That attention to detail is what sets her apart and what initially drew me to her work.

Emerald is a one woman show- she makes her jewelry, photographs it, maintains her online profiles and website, does all the administrative type work, and packages and ships it.