It all started at age 15, somewhere between hang gliding off Saddleback Mountain and becoming proficient in photography, he found his passion in an introductory jewelry making class.  By the time he graduated he had a steady clientele among the teaching staff and was well on his way to becoming the artisan he is today.  Twenty-five years later that clientele has been joined by an ever-growing loyal group of patrons even to the second generation.

Self taught, imaginative, innovative are all words that come to mind when describing this iconoclastic jeweler - designer.  After spending 20 years in his craft, working for other designers and salons in the area Robert became a freelance artist preferring a more personal touch to his craft.  He has exhibited for the past nine seasons at the Festival of Arts and Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach California.  Robert’s goal is to be retained by exclusive, discriminating collectors worldwide who appreciate and demand the finest in artisanship, exclusivity of design and the availability of a personal jeweler.  The collector who knows and wants the difference between mass production and custom is his valued patron.

Robert is a hard driving, perfectionistic, multifaceted artisan.  He is not content to do something well and leaving it there.  He strives for perfection.  He constantly pushes the envelope of his skill level in every area of interest.  He takes risks.  He devises better, more creative ways to resolve design challenges.  If it can be done, he can do it. 

Robert thinks outside the box.   When confronted with the execution of design challenges he fabricated his own tools. By trial and error found better ways of setting stones.    When faced with challenges of finding the right stones that measured up to his exacting standards he learned faceting from an old dentist with a crazy parrot who lives in a haunted castle in Laguna .  When fatigued from long hours at the bench he built a Harley Davidson Chopper (machining parts he designed) that appeared in Hot Bike magazine.  Then he built a wooden three-man kayak.  Needing a peaceful break he raises koi fish as a hobby and learned everything he could about Koi down to studying microbial causes for infection and disease.

Diamonds or Harleys, Gold or Koi, Faceting or Kayaking - Everything he puts his hand to he does with the same thirst for understanding, creative ingenuity and motivating drive that makes him truly an interesting person to know.

Robert is a soft-spoken man with an astute grasp of his patrons’ desires.  In the design of their pieces, he understands.   A fine piece of jewelry is an expression of personality.    It is a reminder for generations.  Many a customer has burst into delighted tears when first seeing their finished piece.  Often years later patrons call just to let him know how much they are still enjoying his work and to perhaps order another.

Robert prides himself on going the extra mile with his creations to the delight of his patrons.  He understands their desires and respects their input.  He involves them in the creative process.  He goes out of his way to make himself flexible and available during off hours by appointment.   Life and art happen at all hours.

In a rare sunny day, you might find him paddling his kayak outside the breakwater in Dana harbor looking for seals and whales and inspiration. 

He is always a cell call away.