Humble beginnings. Born in Hong Kong, Eugenia worked as a registered nurse and midwife until she married, after which she ran a successful antique auto part manufacturing business. Immigrating to Vancouver in 1976, Eugenia developed a pool and spa business and then branched out to a successful career in real estate.
Finally retiring in 2009, Eugenia is now able to pursue her life-long fascination with arts and crafts. Having tried quilting, sewing and water color painting, she didn’t really find anything to satisfy her until she discovered the world of jewelry making.
Wire Work. You could say that Eugenia stumbled upon jewelry making by accident. In 2007, while browsing through her local Chapters store, she picked up a book called "Bead on A Wire" by American wire artist, Sharilyn Miller and was immediately intrigued. The highly ornate and complex level of wire wrapping piqued her interest and stirred her artistic senses. She immediately traveled to California to study with Sharilyn, who is an acknowledged master in this style of wire wrapping.
Appreciating the level of technique she learns from experts in their field, Eugenia has since attended and continue to attend workshops with top designers such as Connie Fox, Mary Hettmansperger, Susan lenart Kazmer and others.
Eugenia deeply appreciates and acknowledges the inspiration and encouragement that she has received from these gifted and talented artists and teachers. She is especially thrilled to have 2 of her projects featured in Sharilyn’s latest book: Contemporary Copper Jewelry which was published in 2009.
Polymer Clay and Metal. Always on the lookout for new techniques and ideas, Eugenia recently started working with a new mediums, Polymer Clay and Metal. Offering a whole new world to explore artistically with color, texture and design. This fusion with clay and metal is taking Eugenia’s wire work to a whole new level.
Sharing her home/studio with her beloved Malti-poo Miss Karlie, Eugenia spends much of her time creating new designs as well as teaching her love of wire work to students of all levels throughout Greater Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.
You can see Eugenia’s creations and teaching information on this website.