Leni loves color, texture, and patterns from many cultures, drawing on surface design, particularly textiles, for inspiration. Her other great pleasure is found in natural form. The collections feature photographs of leaves and flowers taken in her garden in the Berkshire foothills of NY, where she lives with her husband and partner, Terry Post. The process Leni uses today has evolved and developed over the 21 years that she has designed and produced jewelry. She graduated in 1976 from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in textile design. Terry has an AAS in Advertising Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and worked as an Art Director in New York.