I am the rare Seattle native, entranced by steel in all its forms; dark gray mill scale, rusty mottled brown and bright shiny silver. Sparks flying and the feel of heat radiating off molten orange metal exhilarates and excites.
Working construction for 10 years I found myself fascinated by the welding sparks of ironworkers..they got all the fun. It was amazing to me that welding steel creates such a solid connection so quickly.

I am a “one woman show”. I am the artist and the fabricator and the teacher. I have a unique approach to teaching that draws in many students who have previously taken “beginning welding” from someone else. When asked why, they say….”it’s obvious you love what you do, your energy and teaching style did give a ‘gut’ level understanding of the process. Or, “we didn’t learn about the technical aspects or how the machine operates.” Students frequently comment that a one night welding class is fun, but not long enough. A second day let’s you put every thing you learned into practice after you have absorbed the info, cogitated over the experience and rested to approach it with renewed vigor and level of understanding. You do not need an entire school quarter of 3 months to learn.