Crystalline Bauble Ornament in Nickel Sorbet A179187 "Budding" is part of a

"Budding" is part of a series abstracting nature as the artist used these fat oil sticks

The hoops are solid 14k rose gold

The result is a work of art bursting with color and personality

Using a cold-press lamination technique

creating a shelter and food for the pest within

Crystalline Bauble Ornament in Nickel Sorbet A179187 "Budding" is part of aArtist Andrew Boswell is a nationally recognized expert in the art of crystalline glaze and has developed a level of control and consistency that's unparalleled in the ceramics world. Starting with a Grolleg porcelain, the piece's form is slip cast, then carved and smoothed to further refine its shape. Once dried and fired, Boswell paints a crystalline glaze onto the surface; with the right temperature, the glaze forms crystals, and these crystals