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Mustelid Skull - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:49:38 -0500

$65.00
Copper Electroformed skull. This piece of nature has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever. The teeth have been natural to contrast with the copper.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath were copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Aprox. 3"x2"

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Swarovski Crystal and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:22:43 -0500

$45.00
Swarovski Crystal and Recycled Bullet Pendant. This is a beautiful sparkling champagne colored Swarovski Crystal and brass bullet pendant.

Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.00”

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Fluorite and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:21:58 -0500

$55.00
Fluorite and Recycled Bullet Pendant

Silver 40 caliber Winchester bullet shell with a piece of polished fluorite. This is a beautiful piece that goes from a light green into purple.

Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.00”

Formerly called fluorspar, fluorite has a wide range of colors including yellow, blue, pink purple and green. It is an interesting and beautiful stone because often more than one color occurs in a single stone. The ancient Egyptians used flourite to carve statues and scarabs, the Chinese have used it in carvings for over 300 years.
Fluorite may occur as a vein deposit, especially with metallic minerals, where it often forms a part of the gangue (the worthless "host-rock" in which valuable minerals occur) and may be associated with galena, sphalerite, barite, quartz, and calcite. It is a common mineral in deposits of hydrothermal origin and has been noted as a primary mineral in granites and other igneous rocks and as a common minor constituent of dolostone and limestone.

Kyanite and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:20:16 -0500

$55.00
Kyanite & recycled bullet pendant
Silver 40 caliber Winchester bullet shell with a piece of polished kyanite.

Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.25”

Kyanite is a metamorphic mineral that most often forms from the high pressure alteration of clay-rich sedimentary rocks. It is found in the schists and gneisses of regionally metamorphosed areas and less often in quartzite or eclogite. Kyanite's typical habit is a bladed crystal although it sometimes occurs as radiating masses of crystals. Kyanite is often associated with other metamorphic minerals such as garnet, staurolite and corundum.

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Sea Urchin Bracelet - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:39:01 -0500

$50.00
Sea Urchin Bracelet - Copper Electroformed

This beautiful little sea urchin has been covered in copper and mounted onto a copper bracelet. This is a unique one of a kind piece, it is a large piece but bigger is always more glamorous.

The size of the urchin is 2”x1.5” and the bracelet is once size fits all that opens with a hinge.

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.
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Tourmaline and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:38:43 -0500

$55.00
Tourmaline & recycled bullet pendant

Brass/Greenish bullet shell with a piece of raw Tourmaline.

Chain is 20” and pendant is 2.00”

This is a beautiful piece of green Tourmaline. It almost looks black until you hold it up to the light and see the deep green.

The name tourmaline comes from the Singhalese words 'tura mali'. In translation, this means something like 'stone with mixed colours', referring to the colour spectrum of this gemstone, which outdoes that of all other precious stones.

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Sea Horse Necklace - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:38:17 -0500

$45.00
Sea Horse Necklace – Copper Electroformed

This is a unique one of a kind piece. It is a real seahorse that has been encased in copper.

The seahorse pendant is 3.5" andcopper chain is 26"

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Sputnik Sea Urchin - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:33:04 -0500

$55.00
Sputnik Sea Urchin - Copper Electroformed

This Sputnik Sea Urchin shell has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Sea Urchin is 2.0 x 2.0

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Murex Trappa - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:33:04 -0500

$45.00
Murex Trappa Sea Shell - Copper Electroformed

This Murex Trappa Sea Shell has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Sea Biscuit is 3.5 x 1.5

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Armored Starfish - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:33:04 -0500

$60.00
Large Armored Starfish - Copper Electroformed

This Armored Starfish has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Armored Starfish is aprox. 6 x 6 x 2 – This is a big one

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Dung Beetle Art Puzzle with Moonstone - Free Shipping

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:25:53 -0500

$60.00
Original mini art puzzle with moonstone beads.

Size: 4 x 4 x. 2.25

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Lanterfly and Agate Art Puzzle - Free Shipping

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:19:19 -0500

$65.00
Original mini art puzzle with Agate

Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Tiger Butterfly Art Puzzle - Free Shipping

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:11:11 -0500

$60.00
One of a kind mini art puzzle

Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Magnolia Leaf - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:30 -0500

$50.00
Copper Electroformed Leaf. This piece of nature has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath were copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Leaf Aprox. 5.5 x 2.5

Clam Shell - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:12 -0500

$40.00
Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Copper Electroformed clam shell. This clam shell has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Shell is aprox. 3.5 x 3

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Chinese Lanterns - Original Artwork

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:27:33 -0500

$48.00
Chinese Lanterns

Hand Painted C print mounted on recycled wood panel

Original artwork aprox 5.5 x 7.5

This series consist of photographic C prints that have been hand altered, distressed, and hand painted. These pieces are mounted and nailed onto found wood panels with blemished and flawed surfaces that honor the effects of time.

--Subtle Meditations Series--
I love collecting natural objects, especially ones I discover by accident. My purse and pockets are usually hiding some treasure I've found on the ground, or discovered crossing my path in some way. Leaves, seedpods, insects and stems: I am astonished by the endless variety in the natural world. "Subtle Meditations" is my attempt to represent these objects with all of their ephemeral beauty. By transforming ordinary observations into intriguing fragments of the natural world, I seek to transcend the simple notions of nature

Rosehips - Original artwork

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:27:33 -0500

$48.00
Hand Painted C print mounted on recycled wood panel

Original One of a Kind Artwork aprox 5.5 x 7.5

This series consist of photographic C prints that have been hand altered, distressed, and hand painted. These pieces are mounted and nailed onto found wood panels with blemished and flawed surfaces that honor the effects of time.

--Subtle Meditations Series--
I love collecting natural objects, especially ones I discover by accident. My purse and pockets are usually hiding some treasure I've found on the ground, or discovered crossing my path in some way. Leaves, seedpods, insects and stems: I am astonished by the endless variety in the natural world. "Subtle Meditations" is my attempt to represent these objects with all of their ephemeral beauty. By transforming ordinary observations into intriguing fragments of the natural world, I seek to transcend the simple notions of nature

Whole Clam Shell - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:58:48 -0500

$45.00
Whole Clam Shell - Copper Electroformed

This whole clam Shell has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Sea Biscuit is 2.5 x 2.0

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Large Seed Pod - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:41:38 -0500

$60.00
Large Seed Pod - Copper Electroformed

This large seed pod has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Seed Pod is aprox. 8 x 1.5

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Quartz Crystal and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:19:23 -0500

$50.00
Quartz Crystal and Recycled Bullet Pendant
Brass bullet shell with a piece of polished quartz crystal

Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.0”

Quartz is one of the most abundant minerals in the world. Sand is mostly comprised of quartz; even the dust in the air is high in quartz content. The most well-known form of quartz is clear rock crystal, and it may be found throughout the world.
Quartz belongs to the trigonal crystal system. The ideal crystal shape is a six-sided prism terminating with six-sided pyramids at each end. In nature quartz crystals are often twinned, distorted, or so intergrown with adjacent crystals of quartz or other minerals as to only show part of this shape, or to lack obvious crystal faces altogether and appear massive.

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Pearl and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:03:58 -0500

$50.00
Maui Pearl and Recycled Bullet Pendant

Brass bullet shell with a polished saltwater pearl from Maui. Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.00”

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Wheat - Original Artwork

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:18 -0500

$48.00
Wheat -Distressed, Hand Painted C print mounted on recycled wood panel

Original artwork aprox 5.5 x 7.5

This series consist of photographic C prints that have been hand altered, distressed, and hand painted. These pieces are mounted and nailed onto found wood panels with blemished and flawed surfaces that honor the effects of time.

--Subtle Meditations Series--
I love collecting natural objects, especially ones I discover by accident. My purse and pockets are usually hiding some treasure I've found on the ground, or discovered crossing my path in some way. Leaves, seedpods, insects and stems: I am astonished by the endless variety in the natural world. "Subtle Meditations" is my attempt to represent these objects with all of their ephemeral beauty. By transforming ordinary observations into intriguing fragments of the natural world, I seek to transcend the simple notions of nature.

Safflower - Original Artwork

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:18 -0500

$48.00
Safflower -Distressed, Hand Painted C print mounted on recycled wood panel

Original One of a Kind Artwork aprox 5.5 x 7.5

This series consist of photographic C prints that have been hand altered, distressed, and hand painted. These pieces are mounted and nailed onto found wood panels with blemished and flawed surfaces that honor the effects of time.

--Subtle Meditations Series--
I love collecting natural objects, especially ones I discover by accident. My purse and pockets are usually hiding some treasure I've found on the ground, or discovered crossing my path in some way. Leaves, seedpods, insects and stems: I am astonished by the endless variety in the natural world. "Subtle Meditations" is my attempt to represent these objects with all of their ephemeral beauty. By transforming ordinary observations into intriguing fragments of the natural world, I seek to transcend the simple notions of nature.

Autumn Leaves - Original Artwork

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:17 -0500

Sputnik Sea Urchin - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:43:16 -0500

$55.00
Sputnik Sea Urchin - Copper Electroformed

This Sputnik Sea Urchin shell has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Sea Urchin is 2"x2"

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Amethyst and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shiping

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:12:59 -0500

$50.00
Amethyst and Recycled Bullet Pendant

Brass bullet shell with a piece of polished amethyst. Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.25”

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and is a popular gemstone. The name "amethyst" comes from the Greek and means "not drunken." This was maybe due to a belief that amethyst would ward off the effects of alcohol, but most likely the Greeks were referring to the almost wine-like color of some stones that they may have encountered. Its color is unparalleled, and even other, more expensive purple gemstones are often compared to its color and beauty.
As a mineral specimen, amethyst is popular for its color and nice crystal shapes that produce a handsome, purple, sparkling cluster.
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Abalone Shell -Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:41:25 -0500

$74.00
Abalone Shell - Copper Electroformed

This Abalone Sea Shell has been covered in a lot of copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Abalone is 5.5 x 5 x 2

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Sea Urchin - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:21:55 -0500

$40.00
Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Copper Electroformed Sea Urchin. This little urchin has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Sea Urchin is 2.2"x2"

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Pine Cone - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:21:27 -0500

$45.00
Copper Electroformed Pine Cone. This pine cone has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever. It also has a small ring at the top so it can be hung.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Pine Cone is 3.5 X 2

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Fluorite and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:57:09 -0400

$55.00
Fluorite and Recycled Bullet Pendant

Bras 40 caliber Winchester bullet shell with a piece of polished fluorite. This is a beautiful piece that goes from a purple to a light green.

Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.00”

Formerly called fluorspar, fluorite has a wide range of colors including yellow, blue, pink purple and green. It is an interesting and beautiful stone because often more than one color occurs in a single stone. The ancient Egyptians used flourite to carve statues and scarabs, the Chinese have used it in carvings for over 300 years.
Fluorite may occur as a vein deposit, especially with metallic minerals, where it often forms a part of the gangue (the worthless "host-rock" in which valuable minerals occur) and may be associated with galena, sphalerite, barite, quartz, and calcite. It is a common mineral in deposits of hydrothermal origin and has been noted as a primary mineral in granites and other igneous rocks and as a common minor constituent of dolostone and limestone.

Rose Quartz and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:31:28 -0400

$50.00
Rose Quartz and Recycled Bullet Pendant

Brass bullet shell with a piece of polished and cut rose quarts. Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.25”

Rose quartz is one of the most desirable varieties of quartz. The pink to rose red color is completely unique, unlike any other pink mineral species. The color is caused by iron and titanium impurities. Rose quartz is used as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone. Although rose quartz is usually too cloudy to be used as a cut gemstone, a few exceptional pieces are found with enough clarity and color to make fine gems. Most gemmy rose quartz is used as cabochons where the clarity is not as important as the color.

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Shark Jaw Bone - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:39:06 -0400

$55.00
This Shark Jaw Bone has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Shark Jaw is 5" x 3.5"

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Nutria Mandible Bone- Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:39:06 -0400

$65.00
Copper Electroformed Nutria Mandible Bone. This piece of nature has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever. I left the teeth natural to contrast the copper.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath were copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Aprox. 3"x4"

Quartz Crystal Ball and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:28:29 -0400

$40.00
Quartz Crystal Ball and Recycled Bullet Pendant

Brass 45 caliber bullet shell with a little crystal ball. Chain is 18” and pendant is 1”

Wear a little crystal ball around your neck

Quartz is the most common mineral on the face of the Earth. It is found in nearly every geological environment and is at least a component of almost every rock type. It frequently is the primary mineral, >98%. It is also the most varied in terms of varieties, colors and forms.

Raw Kyanite and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:40:55 -0400

$55.00
Raw Kyanite and Recycled Bullet Pendant
Brass 40 caliber Winchester bullet shell with a piece of raw kyanite. Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.75”

Kyanite is a metamorphic mineral that most often forms from the high pressure alteration of clay-rich sedimentary rocks. It is found in the schists and gneisses of regionally metamorphosed areas and less often in quartzite or eclogite. Kyanite's typical habit is a bladed crystal although it sometimes occurs as radiating masses of crystals. Kyanite is often associated with other metamorphic minerals such as garnet, staurolite and corundum

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Quartz Crystal and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:21:51 -0400

$50.00
Quartz Crystal and Recycled Bullet Pendant
Silver 40 caliber Winchester bullet shell with a piece of polished quartz crystal

Chain is 18” and pendant is 2.5”

Quartz is one of the most abundant minerals in the world. Sand is mostly comprised of quartz; even the dust in the air is high in quartz content. The most well-known form of quartz is clear rock crystal, and it may be found throughout the world.
Quartz belongs to the trigonal crystal system. The ideal crystal shape is a six-sided prism terminating with six-sided pyramids at each end. In nature quartz crystals are often twinned, distorted, or so intergrown with adjacent crystals of quartz or other minerals as to only show part of this shape, or to lack obvious crystal faces altogether and appear massive.

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Mushroom Coral Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:02:24 -0400

$35.00
Copper Electroformed Mushroom Coral. This piece of coral has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Coral Mushroom is 1.5" x 1.5"

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

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Sand Dollar - Copper Electroformed - Free Shipping

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:47:58 -0400

$40.00
This sand dollar has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Sand Dollar is aprox. 2.5 x 2.5

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath where copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Porcupine Quill and Recycled Bullet Pendant - Free Shipping

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:35:31 -0400

$40.00
Porcupine Quill & recycled bullet pendant

3 Porcupine Quills in Silver 40 caliber Winchester bullet shell.

Chain is 18” and pendant is 3”

Porcupines' quills or spines take on various forms, depending on the species, but all are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin, and they are embedded in the skin musculature. Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair.
Quills are released by contact with them, or they may drop out when the porcupine shakes its body, but cannot be projected at attackers, contrary to popular belief. New quills grow to replace lost ones.

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Giant Brown Cricket Puzzle

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:29:02 -0400

$65.00
Giant Brown Cricket Puzzle with Amber Shell

One of a kind mini art puzzle with Amber Shell

Size: 6.4 x 4.5 x 2.5

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Purple Butterfly Puzzle Box - Free Shipping

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:28:50 -0400

$299.00
Purple Butterfly Puzzle Box
One of a kind art puzzle

Size: 12 x 12 x 2

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Leaf Insect Puzzle - Free Shipping

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:28:28 -0400

$69.00
Leaf Insect Puzzle with Green Agate and copper beads

Original mini art puzzle with Green Agate and copper beads

Size: 3 x 5

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Eucalyptus Branch - Copper - Free Shipping

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:47:41 -0400

$45.00
Copper Electroformed Eucalyptus Branch. This piece of nature has been covered in copper, patinated, and sealed to preserve it forever.

Show your love and appreciation for nature with a pieces of it captured forever in copper. A beautiful decorative piece for your home or office.

Each piece of nature is dried, submerged in an electrified bath were copper particles adhere to the surface over a period of days forming a hard copper shell.

Eucalyptus Branch - Aprox. 6.5 x 1.5

Great Mormon Butterfly Puzzle - Free Shipping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:22:21 -0400

$69.00
Great Mormon Butterfly Puzzle with Fresh Water Pearls

One of a kind mini art puzzle with Fresh Water Pearls

Size: 6.8 x 4 x 1.5

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Butterfly Puzzle Box - Free Shipping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:22:21 -0400

$59.00
Mother-of-Pearl Butterfly Puzzle Box
One of a kind mini art puzzle

Size: 3.75 x 3.75 x 1.5

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.

Lace Wing Butterfly Puzzle Box -Free Shipping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:22:21 -0400

$59.00
One of a kind mini art puzzle

Size: 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5

Please note: The pieces do not move, it is a static puzzle with the pieces glued in.

This is a piece from my “Into Pieces” series. The series was inspired by puzzles and insects. The series consist of photo based, mixed media, insect, portrait puzzles. It is an artistic exploration into the world of insects and investigates what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. These works are whimsical, informative and aesthetically inspiring, providing a medium that’s makes us slow down to appreciate and rethink our relationship with bugs.

How they are made:
I am a collector of insects, so all of the photographs are taken by me of the treasures in my collection. After I take the photograph I print it onto watercolor paper. I then create a puzzle with an outer box and recycled pieces of wood that fit into the box. I attach the photograph to the wood pieces with acid free archival glue. I then cover each piece with bee's wax and then glue back into the box. The reason the pieces are not moveable is because they are meant to be a piece of art not really a toy. Plus they don't hang very well with pieces tumbling out.