Naturally Cast by Chris | Welcome to Naturally Cast

The following provides a brief description, and sample photo for each series. To learn more about each and see additional examples, please follow the links.
Needle Cast Pendants Molten silver is poured into a stack of pine needles resulting in castings that are very unusually shaped and explode with intricate detail. Creating needle castings was the start of Naturally Cast.
Water Cast Pendants Molten silver is poured, dropped, or thrown into swirling water resulting in smooth freeform castings with incredible shapes.
The Woodland Series Castings of objects found in nature, such as twigs, are cast using the traditional cuddlefish technique resulting in solid castings that replicate the original object.
Copper Water castings and/or needle castings are fused onto the copper. The copper is then hammered, formed, and adorned with additional silver and gemstones.
Inlay Freeform castings and other pieces of precious metal are inlaid into a base metal of copper or silver.
The Cross The design for a cross is hand carved into a cuttlefish bone and bone is then dusted to bring out the grain with an appearance similar to tree bark. I offer a special prayer and blessing for each.
Cuttle Series A fluid free form design is carved into a cuttlefish bone. The bone is then dusted to bring out the grain. Depending on the design, gemstones may be added.	photo coming soon
Other Jewelry In addition to making pendants, I also make rings, pins, earrings and bracelets. These usually include smaller versions of water castings or needle castings.

My inspiration is drawn from the process of discovering the true identity and desire of each casting.