I hope for my work to reflect a beauty that can be found in combining the natural and the person-made world. 
I aim to express a delicate strength which resembles a balance I’ve observed on our planet. My inspiration comes from discovering unique patterns and textures in nature, urban settings and industrial landscapes, and repeating those in my collages and then make into jewelry.
I am also inspired by the past. I enjoy reading about—and absorbing images of—ancient jewelry, artifacts and architecture. This has motivated me to learn historical techniques in jewelry making.
For some of my work I make my own Shibuichi, which is a silver and copper alloy that was used in Japan for making decorative findings on swords. This combination of metals allows me to do a process called reticulation. By heating the Shibuichi to a high temperature I can create interesting patterns and textures on the metal.
I also incorporate a process called Keum-boo into my work which is an ancient Korean technique of fusing 24 karat gold onto silver.
Some of my favorite moments in making my art come in a form of meditation while creating a mass of shapes to produce one shape. I feel strength in the idea of many individual parts
working together to express something bigger and more powerful.