The Befores are a collection running along the same line of my fascination with  Creation and history. These are made to look like collected specimens of creatures yet to be formed and frozen in the stages in between, capturing the time before God calls Creation in to motion. 

 

I have used ornate materials such as burl and kamagong wood, gold and various  stones to make these creatures have a precious jewel like appearance, as I see this  process of Creation to be as equally precious, dynamic and explosive.  

 

As my love for the applied arts has grown, I have showcased the skill of metal-smithing and the traditional method of water gilding in each piece.