The majority are found in nature; some are gifted to me by friends who handle animals (eg vets/farmers); a select few are bought from ethical sources.

Both bones and feathers go through a cleaning process to ensure they are suitable for wearing.

Electroforming is a process where copper is ‘grown’ or ‘formed’ on the prepared jewellery.

By passing a current from a source piece of copper, through a solution, to the destination jewellery, the particles of copper detach one by one from the source and attach themselves on the destination jewellery piece. Over time (up to three days) they form a thick solid structure of pure copper.

I use various elements as the base of this forming. Real twigs, bones, feathers, leaves, and other natural items (or occasionally sculpted clay) provide the structural shape for the copper to form on; pieces of nature immortalised forever in copper.

My copper jewellery has an intentional patina which provides its unique dark colour. Do not clean it with tarnish remover or acidic treatments (lemon, ketchup, vinegar, etc.) or the patina may be removed. Over time the colour may naturally darken, or the patina may wear down.
The best way to slow this is to keep copper jewellery protected, clean and dry:
✓ Store in a cool, dry place – ideally in a sealed bag.
✓Remove before sleeping, washing, bathing, or swimming (especially in chlorinated or salt water.)
✓ Wipe with a soft cloth to remove your natural body oils from the surface before storage.
✓ Avoid wearing lotion, sunscreen, makeup, or perfume on areas of your body that will come in contact with your jewellery.