Tricia is passionate about jewelry and enamel. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she earned her BFA from the University of the Arts and her MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.   For the past 21 years, she has worked as a professional goldsmith, jewelry designer, and educator.  She has taught as a visiting professor in the art metals department at Boise State University and has also given workshops at many locations in the NE area. While operating her private studio jewelry in a converted Fall River mill, she was awarded the 2009 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship. Tricia currently designs sterling silver jewelry for an international company, enjoying the act of creation via pen and paper.  Her work can be seen in 500 Enameled Objects by Lark Books.