FAQs

"Where do you get your stones?" - This is the most commonly asked question and gets asked at every event I do.  I mostly find my stones at Bead/Gem shows.  I attend a wholesale gem show in Minneapolis twice a year and get to hand pick many of the stones and crystals I use in my pieces. 

"What kind of bones are these?" - all tiny bones I use in my pieces are sourced from owl pellets and therefore are bird or rodent bones.  - Speaking of bones, the antler and deer teeth I use in my designs are sourced from my aunt who is an avid Hunter.  She bow hunts during deer hunting season and nothing goes to waste so I get antler and teeth!  I was also gifted a bunch of bison bones and teeth from a local bison farmer in my area. 

"Is there a meaning behind the name, Eleven After Seven?"  - There is!  I was born on July 11th so it's always been easy for friends and family to remember 7/11.  Eleven After Seven just popped in my head one day many years ago and I loved the way it sounded.  I knew I would use it for something personal one day.

"What is Electroforming?" - Electroforming is an art and a science.  I like to consider this art a form of alchemy.  To electroform an object, this requires many supplies but most importantly and simply an acid bath, copper (anode) and an object to be plated (cathode).