My work is informed by my sense of place and observations of the many cities in which I’ve lived. I draw from themes of urbanization, particularly infrastructure and architecture. Highways, railroads, and power lines link us in a common web across the developed world, varying little in their construction. These structures require the most sophisticated engineering to accomplish, yet they are so familiar as to be largely ignored. It is interesting to me to turn this imagery into adornment, using the language of jewelry to load value onto these basic necessities for modern urban life. I am also interested in the subtle changes of architectural details between cities and the visual cues that inform an outsider of a place’s personality. I catalogue these similarities and differences in my work, allowing the person who wears my jewelry to make a connection to her specific place in the world by dressing in a representation of its landscape.