LET'S MAKE JEWELRY

When I was 10 years old my Grandpa Ole took me on a trip from Minnesota to Montana where we camped for several days along the Yellowstone River and hunted for agate and jade, something I still remember like yesterday and the beginning of my interest in jewelry... When we returned to Minnesota my Grandpa started sorting the agates so that he could cut them on his lapidary saw to be later cut into cabochons for jewelry he created as a hobby, something he felt I had a natural ability for. Eleven years later, at age 21 I started my 8 1/2 year apprenticeship to become a custom fine jeweler.