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  Most
of the towers were turned on a small metal lath, other designs
are carved into charcoal a mold is made, and then a wax is pulled.
I then add and removed wax to reach the basic design and cast
it in silver. Each piece is then worked with metal working tools
until the design is finished. A mold is made and a test casting
is finished and the mold delivered.
  Here
we see 2 molds one is a tree of small flowers and the other is
a shank onto which the flowers get attached. Parts may be made
in many ways , a carving into charcoal blocks to create the moon
and wave heart is the frame for the "I love you" light
that was turned on a lath and a mold made, the wax pulled is
placed in the frame and the stone set is made, the wax is cast
and a final mold is made so that it can make large numbers of
the light house.
 Some
of the parts designs that I have made , molds are made and waxes
pulled. The wax parts like flowers, little creatures, and leaves
are then put together with ring shanks, or bracelets to make
the final "one of a kind" design which is cast in silver
or gold..
 Some
of the parts molds on the wax table where I pull the small parts
that I use to make "one of a kind" more complex pieces.
In this way my rings are too complex to copied.
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