Ms. Scholten was born in Holland and graduated as a 2D–art teacher from the Art Academy in Arnhem, and as a 3D–art teacher from the Art Academy in Groningen. After teaching at Dutch High Schools, she moved to Switzerland and started a ceramics studio in a spare room. Then, for sheer adventure, she moved to the US and joined an artist co–op in Santa Fe, New Mexico, started graduate studies at Texas Tech University, and finished with a MFA at San Jose State University.

While teaching art classes from elementary school through to community and state university in California, Scholten maintained an artist studio and exhibited nationwide. Her figurative sculptures were featured in professional magazines and books like Ornament, Metal Smith, Textile Plus, Fiber Arts, Art + Architecture, and Ceramics Monthly.

Moving to wearable pieces, Scholten currently designs art jewelry in a manner that underwrites the Bauhaus doctrine she studied back in Holland. The form, size, and texture of the materials she uses determine how they should be shaped into jewelry. This process and her preference for using contrasting materials determine the look of WillyWare. The handcrafted jewelry is a mix of recycled technical materials from Silicon Valley, sterling silver, pearls, and semiprecious stones. Scholten is spinning silicon into silver, transforming recyclables into a line of desired artisan jewelry.

Of her jewelry Scholten says, "Designs ‘happen’ when playing with materials. Starting out simple, I prefer to follow the possibilities that materials present. In the studio, I surround myself with a wide array of parts that have interesting shapes, color, and texture. While experimenting, I will start to see the emergence of my next earring or necklace. My design aesthetic is simplicity and contrast, and reflects my Dutch academic background."