After retiring from working for the Stevens Point Police Department for 34 years I moved on to enjoy my many passions in the arts from Designing Jewelry, designing furniture and exploring Mixed Media in jewelry and sculptural pieces. I attended numerous workshops and classes to broaden my knowledge of jewelry techniques as well as tapping into YouTube, fellow jewelers who were willing to share their techniques and just jumping in and rolling up my sleeves and just doing whatever was necessary to figure things out on my own, also known as being self taught!