The jewelry is produced using the lost wax casting method, a technique that has largely remained unchanged since its inception in 4000 BCE. The jewels start as a block of wax and are hand carved in his Brooklyn studio. Casting artisans transform wax forms into solid metals — silver or gold. The Dunton Ellerkamp studio hand finishes each piece through a series of tumbling, sanding, and filing to achieve a unique textured skin on each piece. Central to the ethos is the desire to create pieces that will last many lifetimes — using solid metals, and high quality materials.
