I came to beadwork because my mother had a collection of bead crochet necklaces in vibrant colors that were made in Greece. She wore them every day. I loved them and wanted to learn how to make them. I took a class at a local bead shop thinking bead crochet would be a hobby, but it developed into something more.
I left my family’s home to attend Stanford and, after graduation, worked at the San Francisco offices of the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. While there, I was able to explore my interest in pattern through the development of building exteriors, paving pattern, interior design and architectural graphics treatments. I started to see design as a kind of mosaic where numerous smaller units could come together to create a whole piece that would progress and change over a larger composition.
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