What is your most prized possession in your jewelry box, and why?
"My dad gave me a tiny, irregular, artisan-crafted sterling silver ring with four little bits of turquoise artfully set in it in an off-kilter, uneven way. I was probably 12-years-old and he had bought it from an artist in residence at the Laguna Beach Saw Dust Festival, an art and craft festival that runs alongside the Pageant of the Masters. I still have it and cherish it as part of the inspiration for everything I do! Thanks dad!"

Photographed by Lani Trock