Bogwood Earrings Style:Long Silver Made from maple

Made from maple

Derek Bencomo's signature sense of organic form is on full display in this small sculpture

The bog conditions turn the wood a beautiful darkened color as the result of a chemical reaction that occurs over time

Made using "cremation" technique of flamecuring the wood and covering it with resin

I am also inspired by basic geometric shapes

Bogwood Earrings Style:Long Silver Made from mapleThese Earrings are hand crafted from 2,000 year old Bogwood. Bogwood is an ancient, preserved wood that was submerged under water for hundreds of years prior to the artist crafting it into unique jewelry. The bog conditions turn the wood a beautiful darkened color as the result of a chemical reaction that occurs over time. After this reaction, the wood was then hand carved into is a stunning set of earrings with a light weight sensation and stone like