Many necklaces use her unique, handcrafted silver and bronze closures, which harmonize with the colors of the piece through original surface treatments. The necklaces are beaded with the highest attention to detail. Susan uses rare beads from around the world including antique Czech glass, Austrian crystal, Tibetan copper and brass, and African silver. She enjoys using unusual, natural pearls, as well as precious and semi-precious jewels such as iolite, sapphire, carnelian, citrine and turquoise. Some necklaces feature a powerful ethnographic element such as a Tuareg amulet, Moroccan fibula or Ethiopian cross.