Veronica Riley Martens

Biography

Gold Coast — Veronica’s career began in the business world as a certified public accountant. After many years of accounting, she decided she needed a creative outlet. Veronica took various jewelry, metalsmithing and pottery classes in her free time and also went back to school to pursue a career in interior design.

Veronica started making jewelry for herself as a hobby, and then began receiving requests and custom orders from friends and family. As interest in her designs continued, she decided to turn it into a business.

She graduated from Harrington College of Design in Chicago and currently works as a residential interior designer. She works on her jewelry business in the evening and weekends and sells at various art fairs, retail boutiques, and through the website.