The Process

                                             
I choose rocks that look to have been ripped from the ground of some long forgotten place.

I shape them while headphones blare Skillet, Slayer and Iron Maiden. Sharp edged and irregular, they are now more like primitive weapons than jewelry.

I show them to my wife. She suggests a civilized shapes, rounded edges,
symmetry and smoothness.

I polish them with headphones back on. Though I began with heavy metal,
I finish with love songs.