This piece began as a collection of five bones. A soft mold was made of each bone. These molds were used to produce wax replicas of each bone. The waxes were then manipulated and combined to create master models of the two bones in the final piece. Molds were made of these models, and then the final pieces were poured in a high-strength plaster. Working in wax allowed us to maintain the appearance and of real bone. These "bones" are not elements of a skeleton. They are elements of a bracelet and were designed to function as such. Manufacturing them allowed me to maintain honest aesthetics without denying existing bones their original function.