Artist Statement
I make one of a kind custom jewelry in 18kt gold. I have been making jewelry for the past twenty eight years, the first fifteen years of which I was solely fabricating jewelry. During this time, I was introduced to carving jewelry out of wax which allowed me more freedom for design. My wife Kitsana and I are currently using this wax carving/model making technique to design and make our jewelry.
I have combined fine colored stones and diamond setting with precision inlay of exotic natural materials, i.e. Meteorite, Ma-sit-sit (a green Jade like material from Burma), black Basalt with pyrite webbing, Opal, Lapis, Fine Varisites (in all shades of green), Dinosaur Bone, Petrified Palm, Turquoise, and Black Jade to name just a few. We carefully match color coordinated beautiful colored stones and trim with Diamonds, like icing on a cake.
Again I carve, cast, clean, set and finish every piece.