Has been designing jewelry for the last two (MANY MORE) years

Is from Miami (misses platanos and a real beach)
Has found home in San Francisco (Potrero Hill, S.F.'s sunniest district), working in her yellow and white striped attic studio

Finds "inspiration" for designs in the stones themselves

Loves parentheses and footnotes

Really gets into talking color, texture, color combination, and what will look good on you considering your own tastes and coloring

Highly recommends Specialties' semisweet chocolate chunk cookies and low fat black tea lattes with pearls from Alpenglo

Insists you read "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers, "Savage Inequalities" by Jonathon Kozol, "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky, and any short stories by Raymond Carver, and all essays by David Sedaris and, oh, this list could really go on and on

Is a proud alumna of Pinewood Acres Elementary, Glades Middle, Coral Gables Sr, Florida State University, Smith College, and Stanford

Has four brothers and two sisters (a few of those by law) and a bunch of other family, all of whom she's very fond of

Really encourages you to wear what helps you feel good, but for herself, loves simple, timeless elegance with a touch of humor and tries not to get too caught up in trends

Is soooo sick of house painting

Believes in the occasional adjective