Tzu-Ju makes jewelry as a means of reconciliation between the internal and the external worlds. Her work explores the conceptual play of material and meaning. She is innately material curious and combines various statuses of material in layers like a palimpsest. This intermingling of everyday and precious material in the format of jewelry examines the meaning and perceived value of jewelry. The concepts of her work originate from an intimate place – objects that echo a sense of home against the backdrop of the world at large.