My work is informed by several things that I love and celebrate. Like the poet who said 'Euclid alone has looked on beauty bare,' I am inspired by geometry and mathematics. The logic and systems upon which these subjects are based have for me a wonderful earthliness and honesty. At the same time, I also love the sense of wonder in the idea of the infinite. The concept of infinity, as it is expressed in fractals, for example, is such a beautiful contradiction: it is at once both simple and beyond comprehension. I am continually awed by nature's designs. There is a seemingly effortless intricacy in the geometry and patterns to be found there. I admire gradation and graduation within natural forms. A taper is an exquisite gesture. I love repetition for its rhythmic and calming effect. The way in which nature branches, divides, and grows seems consummate to me. I strive to create jewelry that will help women feel elegant, like the statuesque figures in the paintings of Gustav Klimt. I hope that my work will contribute to an outward sense of grandeur, the kind of grandeur I imagine one might feel when wearing ancient Egyptian jewelry, and at the same time, an inward sense of beauty and serenity.