I have been making jewelry for over 40 years, self-taught. Much of my inspiration comes from nature – I love to collect organic objects and do direct castings of them: they sacrifice themselves to be immortalized in precious metal. Most of the work illustrated on this site is in sterling silver. but I also take commissions in gold and 
can recycle your old gold.
I live on Cortes Island in British Columbia, Canada. Cortes is a beautiful island, population 1000, accessible by ferry from Vancouver Island.