Thomas is a third-generation, contemporary jewelry designer who has been immersed in the art/craft movement all of his life. Nora has been trained as, and is a contemporary artist in various media. Together they have been working in 14KT, 18KT and platinum exclusively since the '70's. They feel these traditional materials afford a universal archetypal response which linked with a comfortably wearable piece creates a clean "canvas" that then allows them to design and tailor mass, form and texture which also must incorporate the technical constraints of the gemstones involved.