beads, gemstones and pearls sourced from an abandoned bead collection found on marketplace; a no-longer bead shop in hawi, hawai’i; a 43-year-old bead shop in the middle of nowhere, michigan; craft stores; and deconstructed jewelry from my aunt, my mom, my college boyfriend’s mom, thrift stores all over, a consignment shop in st. john, usvi and many forgotten places.