In 2011, she moved back home to be closer to her 10 nieces and nephews — and never left. Today she’s operations manager and a certified gemologist appraiser at the store, a role she calls “being a detective sometimes.” When she’s not appraising, she’s sculpting, traveling, or plotting the next big adventure with family. “I sculpt a series I call ‘Bones’ — I was even chosen for a juried show at the Racine Art Museum, which is known for its ceramics.” “I got a chance to go down into the Kimberley mine in South Africa, almost a kilometer below the earth’s surface.