All my work is done in my philosophy of “Molten Made”. Which means I, the craftsman who created this jewelry, follows the tenant that I must have witnessed the metal in its molten form. This standard guarantees that all the jewelry I make is my creation. With that starting point I can simply focus on the craft, which achieves a quality that can only be found in the process.  VTF uses no premanufactured sheet, wire or findings, choosing instead to start with raw elements, mostly Ag (Silver), Au (Gold), and Cu (Copper). Using tools and methods that go back to antiquity such as forging, sand casting, hammers, and anvils; alongside modern tools and methods like, microscopes, pneumatic engravers, and my trusty propane oxygen torch - because I believe authorship of labor is how one honors craft.