This work is made possible due to the plasticity of kelp. Its ability to bend and form into shape then dry and hold that shape. The process of forming the individual link beads adapts the natural kelp to a formal circle design, that then reasserts its ‘kelpness’ as it dries on a form. These chain links are then threaded into an adornment. I hope the process mimics the translation from Western conformity into an assertion of identity and cultural connection.