Dancing Bear Paperweight roses Oxidized sterling silver Venus fly

Oxidized sterling silver Venus fly traps hanging 1&2/16" long from 14k gold ear wires

Adam Cramer developed an early fascination with primitive and minimalist objects

the black areas caused by Pyrite inclusions and the yellow/orange areas are colored by Realgar – Arsenic Sulfide

These objects are made from found paper wasp combs with hand pulled glass canes inserted into each piece

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Dancing Bear Paperweight roses Oxidized sterling silver Venus flyAbout the Piece 3. 5" round glass dome paperweight standing 1. 5 high magnifying the drawing of a brown stuffed animal bear dancing. Hand signed by artist. Artisans working with Derian cut and collage selected vintage ephemera imagery onto glass trays, wall plaques and paperweights to create the limited edition pieces seen here. About the Artist John Derian's decoupage is handmade in his New York studio using reproduced imagery from his vast