Jewelry has always existed as a means for people to express who they are and what they believe in by adorning their bodies.  My work seeks to open new subjects in this relationship.  According to the dictionary, jewelry is any ornament for personal adornment.  Jewelry is most traditionally made with materials such as gold, silver, stones and enamel.  In contemporary jewelry making the vocabulary of materials used has greatly expanded, yet my work still relies on traditional materials, such as various metals and enamels, to expand the subject matters that have been used before.  It is with my choice of  subject matter that I seek to explore issues that are not traditional.  My subjects focus more on our day-to-day life.  I use simple images of toilets, silhouettes of people urinating or vomiting, and representations of menstruation to boldly display everyday activities.  I use humor as a strategy to reach my audience, who is everyone.  I create work that confronts all people directly about their anxieties of the body and I force them to see it in a new light. The toilet needs to be celebrated and honored.  My work begins with the functions of the body and moves towards the objects that embrace its workings (toilets, tampons) or destroy it (drugs).  Through the format of jewelry my work can travel.  Confronting these issues in order to create a conversation among the public is the goal of my work.