Fulbright
Fellowship to China P.R.J. William Fulbright
Foreign Scholarship Board.
Independent research: traditional Chinese jewelry
making techniques: including the Kingfisher bird
feather inlay and minority jewelry. Solo Exhibition.
2004-2006
Cranbrook
Academy of Art (CAA), Bloomfield Hills, MI
Master of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing.
2005
Penland
School of Arts & Crafts, Penland NC
Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Recipient for Summer
Session: "Skin and Bone" hollow construction.
1996-2000
Rhode
Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jewelry & Light Metals.
1999
Penland
School of Arts & Crafts, Penland NC
Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Recipient for Summer
Session: "Plique-a-jour" enameling.
1998-1999
RISD
European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
Independent study and research: architecture, antiquities,
drawing, documentation, visual arts and jewelry.
Set up jewelry studio. Independent research and
tour of Gothic Cathedrals in France.