I started my career in 1958 as a precision toolmaker in the Areo- Space Industry, Santa Monica, Ca. The jewelry part of my career began in 1968 as a hippie artist in Big Sur, Ca. where i had a studio at the Coast Gallery. I relocated to Carmel Ca. in 1976 where I opened my first design studio, there my work took on its contemporary direction. Showing it at Concepts, one of the first ‘Designer Galleries’ in the country..
Soon I was showing my work at New York shows where I opened accounts with Saks Fifth ave. Bendels and Nordstroms also adding Galleries from coast to coast. Then in 1989 I opened my flagship store “GOPH & CO.” a designer showroom that sold exclusively my jewelry line, custom designs and One-of-a- kind pieces.
In 1998 I built my Bend studio in Tumalo. There I returned to being a sole studio jeweler. I make each piece from start to finish, alloying the gold or other metals, then turning it into sheet-stock or wire for hand fabricating. The gemstones I then cut to enhance the designs.