When my children were young I took a break from creating jewelry to write and illustrate several stories which were stored away. The "May Basket Secret" is one of those stories. Now that I am a grandmother I want to share our family stories, some of these stories are about my Aunt Jane who was my inspiration to become a jewelry artist. I have written how-to articles for Art Jewelry, Lapidary Journal, Bella Amoir, and the PMC guild magazine.