| Artist’s city and state. | City: Ossian State: Indiana |
| Artist website. | http://www.jewelrybymattb.com |
| The artist’s piece. | Beetle Ring |
| The medium used in creating the work. | Sterling Silver |
| Additional details about the piece. | This piece is a lost object casting. I encase a dead insect in plaster, place it into the burn-out kiln, at 1500 degrees Fahrenheit the insect burns away and I am left with a one-time mold to cast. I use a centrifugal casting machine to cast the insect in Silver or Copper. |
| About the Artist. | I have been a classically trained Goldsmith for 30 years. I have been working the art show circuit for a little over a decade. |