After graduating with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut, Amy, lured by the spirit and mountains of the American West, immediately moved to Colorado. “ A voice in my head kept saying, ‘Go West, young lady, go West!’” Amy is a certified teacher of Waldorf education. Her fine arts and teaching education positioned her well to teach high school art classes at the Crested Butte Academy, known for its fine arts and athletic programs. She has also taught at the Denver Waldorf School and privately as art instructor to prospective art majors developing their portfolios for advanced studies. A photographer, she has been featured in Denver art exhibits and her work has won awards. Amy has written a children’s book, as well,
which she intends to both illustrate and self-publish. She is also a freelance graphic designer, having apprenticed with Moxie Sozo, an innovative graphic design house in Boulder, developing her computer graphics skills. The fact that her creativity springs from her everyday life is apparent when you meet her. Much of her inspiration comes from a love of the creative process and the desire to work with her hands. But the true secret of her art comes from her affection for and relationship with her natural surroundings. Her work has been described as delicate. Subtle. Organic. Feminine. Soft. Earthy. Playful. “It would be impossible
for me to pick just one creative expression.” So, it’s not surprising that she is also a jewelry designer, with over fifteen years of retail sales and retail management experience, most recently as manager and designer at Angie Star Jewelry design house and gallery in Boulder, Colorado. “Working as a jewelry designer has allowed me yet another way to see and work with shapes, colors and textures.” Amy’s artistic accomplishments and business management duties have given her the confidence to start a business creating her own line of jewelry, Cowboy’s Sweetheart. Now she spends less time managing people and more time managing her creativity. “Working with metal is so organic: To make it malleable, I first heat it with fire, then I cool it
with water, then I try to shape it to reveal a form that is worthy and expressive of its time."
