"Jewelry does not become beautiful on its own, and during the process of getting it the way you want it may take lots of grinding and polishing and thus, many hours can be spent behind a mask. But in the end it's all worth it as the labor of love shines through." --Diana Lerwick (woman behind the mask)

Diana went to Parsons school of Design in New York City.
Her focus was mostly on painting and sculpture. She also spent a year abroad at the Parsons sister school in Paris France. Diana decided to move back to her hometown of St. Louis Missouri and finish her BA/BFA at Washington University for her last year. It was there that she discovered metal fabrication under the renowned hollow form metal smith, Heiki Seppa.

After graduating in 1991, Diana headed for San Francisco, California.
She was soon employed by Lightspann Illumination Design, manufacturers of exquisite custom lighting fixtures. She initially assisted the company with various metal formed embellishments to compliment the glassware on the fixtures. It did not take long before Diana was drawn to work with the glass production as well as she became intrigued with the variety of molding and slumping techniques. Diana's jewelry began to reflect this appreciation for glass as many of her designs started to incorporate delicate melted glass forms suspended in silver settings. She also enjoys using gemstones on occasion but the excavation practices across the world can tend to exploit the people that live in these areas which is another reason why Diana likes the idea of utilizing glass. Diana also enjoys the simplicity of making just metal jewelry as well and sometimes combining different metals for color variation.

Please tune in again as the evolution of her work continues..........and more pictures are added to the gallery.