About Sheena
Finding my way to the work.
I’m Sheena—a jewelry designer, goldsmith, elementary educator, and mother of two, based in Denver, Colorado.
I’ve always loved working with my hands. For years, I was looking for a career that felt like me. Goldsmithing is where I found it.
A little of my story
Where it began
Making things was part of growing up.
As a child, I watched my mom paint in oils, my dad—an engineer—build just about anything, and my grandfather make stained glass. They were artists alongside their other work. Looking back, it makes sense that my own creative career began that way, too.
Before teaching, I worked at a large advertising agency in New York City on accounts including NASCAR, Olympus, and Kodak. I’ve been an elementary educator since 2010. Each chapter has been part of finding my way to this work.
A first class, in 2018
I wanted to learn everything.
I took my first metalsmithing class in 2018 and was immediately absorbed by the material. I wanted more time with the tools, more practice, and more to learn than the pace of the classes could offer.
That curiosity led me to study with a retired goldsmith. I learned and practiced with him, taking in the skills he was willing to pass on to a new generation of the craft.
Today, this is work I can honestly say I love. It feels like me—and like where I’m supposed to be.
Why gold
A material with another life ahead.
I love that gold can be melted and reworked. A piece can take a new shape; the material can become something else. That possibility—the circular nature of working with gold—is a large part of what draws me to it.
More about my valuesWhat I hope you feel
Put together. And like yourself.
Whatever stage of life you’re in, I hope my jewelry is that small finishing touch that helps you feel put together. A reminder of the person you were before children, before marriage, before all the changes life brings—and the person you still are, through all of it.
Warmly, Sheena