Ironwood Box with Silver Cranes HEM and vibrantly red Vanadinite crystals

and vibrantly red Vanadinite crystals

as jewelry and as lay and religious ornamentation when combined with gem minerals like diamonds

and on trend designs

The natural beauty of the wood and the glossy finish of the epoxy create a visually striking contrast

Rachel was born and raised in the magnificent Rocky Mountain region of Montana

Ironwood Box with Silver Cranes HEM and vibrantly red Vanadinite crystalsArtist Larry Favorite was a mechanical engineer on the fast track for success in the business world back in the early 1970s when he decided to leave his business career to pursue a growing interest in art. Forty five years later, Favorite continues to work exclusively with desert ironwood which is only found in the Sonoran Desert in the American southwest. Some of this rare wood has lain dead in the desert between 200 and 1,500 years. Favorite inlays