Meet Michael

I began making jewelry around 1970.   I started out  as a self taught goldsmith until 1986, when I went to the Revere Academy in San Francisco for formal goldsmithing instruction.

I have maintained a private studio practice for 4 decades, creating a body  of work that has won awards from the World Gold Council, the American Jewelry Design Council, and Jewelers of America New Designers Gallery. My jewelry focuses on minimalism in precious metal and has been represented in select galleries across North America.

In 2005 I joined the faculty of the Revere Academy, where I teach marketing and goldsmithing classes semi-annually during the open sessions in March and September. I also teach applied technique and professional development classes at many other venues and  I present intensive workshops internationally as a visiting guest artist. In addition to offering small intimate workshops and private  instruction in my Scottsdale Arizona studio I am available for personalized individual consultation and mentoring.

My work has been featured in more than 80 magazine articles within the past two decades.

I am honored that my jewelry and studio are featured in these publications:

• Crocheted Wire Jewelry by Arline Fisch
• The Jeweler’s Bench Book by Charles Lewton-Brain
• Profiting by Design by Marlene Richey
• Lark Books Masters: Gold highlighting 42 of the most innovative goldsmiths of the current age
• Good Bones: The Elements and Principles of Design for Jewelry Makers by Sharon Elaine Thompson
• Metal Artist’s Workbench: Demystifying the Jeweler’s Saw by Thomas Mann

photo by Jon Balinkie/Camerawerks