I've always had a passion for antique books. One of my hobbies (besides hording fossils) is collecting antique encyclopedias and I just knew some day I could make something with them.

I started this business summer of 2011 after quitting my career of many years as a bartender to finish college. Coming home after work at 3:45am and being in class at 8:00am just don't jive and I wanted to work from home. Who doesn't?!

It was really scary at first, but now I create jewelry on my own time. I recently graduated with a degree in philosophy and another in religious studies with honors from the University of New Mexico and moved to Eugene, Oregon where I spend my time making the items I love.

It's funny how sometimes things just work out! :)

And yes, the inspiration for my shop name comes from Jurassic Park.

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Places to find The Lysine Contingency's jewelry:

Museums:

The American Museum of Natural History in New York
The Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The San Diego Natural History Museum
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas
The Prairiefire Natural History Museum in Kansas City
The Friends of the New Jersey State Museum Gift Store

Retail Boutiques:

Toad Road in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sunny Day Salvage in Fairfax, California
Men's Corner in Concord, New South Wales, Australia


Wholesale inquiry? Just ask! Shoot me a convo and we can get you just what you need :)



*I DO NOT use stock backgrounds with blank settings and Photoshop to display jewelry. The picture you see is an actual item, taken in natural light with colors as true as possible. This way, you can see what one of the actual pieces looks like, instead of some imaginary, perfect scenario. Perfectly white backgrounds may look nice, but let's be real folks, that's most likely not what your jewelry is going to look like :)