My jewelry is mainly mixed media jewelry that combine "traditional" jewelry materials such as silver, gold, and semi precious beads with non traditional materials like paper. My body of jewelry work is divided into two distinct lines.

The first line is what I call the Paper Bead Series. The Paper Bead Series is comprised of earrings, bracelets and necklaces made mostly out of handmade paper beads. Each bead starts with a sheet paper. I choose papers that have interesting patterns, nice color combinations, or unique surface textures. The native hand made papers from Japan, Nepal, India, and Italy are frequently used in my beads. Once I choose a paper, I cut the sheet into long strips, and then hand roll each strip into small cylindrical bead. After the paper strips are rolled, I coat each bead with many layers of an acrylic sealant, which makes each bead water and dirt resistant. I finally finish each bead by capping each end of the bead with sterling silver or 14 kt gold fill. Because of the nature of hand made paper and of the rolling process to make each bead, every single bead is a unique piece.

Once all of the paper beads are completed, I create necklaces, bracelets, and earrings by matching each bead with other materials such as sterling silver, glass beads, semi-precious stone chips, or bits of bone or clay beads. Each piece is a unique work, and the majority of my designs are one-of-a kind.

My second line is the Ojos Series. The inspiration of this design has come from the traditional craft of "Ojos de Dios".

Taken from the Spanish words for "Eye of God", the Ojo de Dios are a symbol of good fortune and favor from the gods of nature. God's Eyes are made of two straight sticks tied together in a cross form. Different colored yarn is then woven around the sticks making a cross shaped pattern with a single dark "eye" in the center. The most important part of the Ojo is the center "eye", where the two sticks cross. It is believed that using black yarn or black fiber to color the center of the eye will allow the gods to see through the Ojo so they are able to watch over the house the Ojo resides in. Some modern Ojos weavers use mirrors for the center of the God's Eye instead of black yarn. The different colors of yarn used in the Ojos have special meaning, indicating different elements of the universe.

I adapted this traditional design by creating the wooden "skeleton" of the Ojos de Dios is from two crossed pieces of 14 kt gold fill or sterling silver wire and replacing the yarn with thin wire. By expanding the traditional design by using colorful beads and by linking the metal Ojos together, I've created dozens of different earring and bracelet designs inspired by this simple Native American craft. Because each piece is hand woven, my earrings and bracelets are very light and very strong.