I have always had a great appreciation for art and the gear of great horseman. There came a time I wanted a particular bit that you could not find in the average tack store. I started playing around in my dad's shop to make the "perfect" bit." My passion for metalsmithing and silversmithing grew from there. I started making jewelry with the intent to eventually make cowboy gear. I began combining the traditional and modern styles of metal and silverwork to create modern jewelry designs with a traditional western art edge.

In 2018 after I graduated from high school I took an engraving class with Diane Scalese at GRS in Emporia, KS. From there I began drawing and imaging everything I could embellished with western engraving. It wasn't until I left college when I had finally saved up enough money to buy my engraving setup. At the beginning of 2020 I slowly started making and selling jewelry and cowboy gear. The more I cut metal and shaped it into pieces of art the more I fell in love with the craft. At the end of 2020 I took another Western Engraving Class with Pat Horlacher in Burns, OR. After just a few days in rural east Oregon I knew I found my new home. At the start of 2021 I moved across the country to eastern Oregon to further my knowledge in silver and metalsmithing.

I am currently working in the shop making the Horlacher and Marsh Bits (formerly Marsh Bros and Al Tietjen). Here I am growing my skill set as a metalsmith and transitioning my work to handmade bits and hardware.