As a kid growing up in West Des Moines, Iowa, Jill couldn't keep herself from making things from cool stuff she collected like beads, pine cones, wire and funky bits of drift wood. She never lost that childhood desire to create and it led her to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in 2003.

Since graduation she's been a full time artist in Fort Collins. A great selection of her fused glass jewelry and pottery can be found at Trimble Court Artisans.

She has developed a unique textural style for her jewelry line which is hand-cut, arranged, layered and combined with various different pieces of glass before firing at 1375 degrees. Dichrioc glass gives her work amazing luster and luminous depth of color. Every piece is a mini artful composition.