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Biography       I was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. I have always been interested in the arts, and I was drawing, painting and sculpting for as long as I can remember myself.  I began taking classes in ceramics and oil painting when I was twelve.  As time passed, I found myself doing less painting, and more and more ceramics – in retrospect, the three-dimensional art had a greater appeal.      During my five years at St. Petersburg State University, getting a degree in Biochemistry, I did not have enough time for art.  I started ceramics again when I moved to the US in 1994 to take a job at St. Louis University.  When I took an evening jewelry class a few years later, I realized that I found my true medium - metal.  Throughout the years, moving from state to state and from university to university, I took as many classes and workshops as I could - learning and improving my skills at fabrication, casting, chain making, stone setting, enameling, and other techniques.      I love making jewelry so much I often think of new designs in my sleep.  I am one of those people who has to create - I have an internal drive to make beautiful things.