How did the idea on connecting the ball chains into the mesh like fabric come about?
I had always loved sword and churches. The beauty, the art that goes into it. Maybe I was some kind of knight in another life. A friend of mine had a very beautiful, very delicate vintage mesh bracelet. She showed it to me. She used to sell jewelry and was a fashion designer. I put on her bracelet and I thought, wow this is one of those things you have and you will never throw away. It feels like silk in your hand. It was really cool. I liked the fact that it had a weight to it. I thought if I could make something like that, I will be in business for the rest of my life. I decided to concentrate on trying to make something that had that kind of substance and fluidity. What I made at the beginning was so primitive. I always admired the quality of what she had in that hundred years old bracelet. You incorporate electronic circuitry components into some of your jewelry. I started with the microchips. I started taking computers, breaking them down, taking the microchips out, sculpting them