Butterfly Ginkgo Centerpiece Sugar Bowls & Creamers each precious scribble or crooked

each precious scribble or crooked letter

with the intention of shaping the metal into various forms

The Royal Check Baguette Dish does it all

The purplish black color I achieved is a combination of the calmest of blues with the fiercest energetic red I could find

its faceted surface reflects the raw elegance of stone

Butterfly Ginkgo Centerpiece Sugar Bowls & Creamers each precious scribble or crookedThe Butterfly Ginkgo Collection celebrates the representation of flora as fauna. Michael's fascination with a particular type of ginkgo tree . the Ginkgo Biloba. or "Butterfly Ginkgo". which grows with a double leaf reminiscent of a butterfly's wings. gave rise to a fantasia image of the plant. Executed at the highest level of handcraftsmanship. each piece is rendered in solid brass with hand etched cocoon shaped vessels. The pieces in the collection