Nature Inspired Jewelry

The best way to learn something is not always from a how-to manual, with clinical instructions and scientific results. It is often best to seek the doer with hands-on experience who knows from doing. I wrote this book at age 86 with a long life of experiences as a Silversmith Artist and Author to draw on for that wisdom and knowledge. It is 148 pages with colored photos of my castings along with how I made a career using nature as my inspiration. Revealing the secrets of how I fossilized Mother Nature's masterpieces. From lost wax techniques to organic burnouts, I have done it all. If it melts, Silver, Gold, Bronze, Brass, or copper, I've put a torch to it. Being self-taught I made many mistakes and learned from them all. These and more I share in this book. If I could not retrieve it from nature I carved it in wax. After all, your imagination is the only difference between a dragon and a lizard. When doing organic burnouts I instruct you on how to respect the creatures you live with because nature's balance needs them all. I found that my best hunting spots were the land I walked on, and then the specimens that interested persons bring to me. Pet stores are great for dead reptiles, along with your leftovers from dinner. Taxidermists are outrageous for unusual possibilities. Never forget that you are not original, Mother Earth made fossils long before I produced an organic casting. Find small fossils that you can mold and reproduce. Remember from Lemuria and Atlantis, Goebekli Tepe, to Egyptian life to death, you can find interesting treasures buried in history and your imagination. Thank you for reading this far and if you enjoy my book and it is helpful then please leave me a positive review. Jeri Lee