In an increasingly AI generated world, the art of hand fabrication remains important and sought out. Connection with materials and the labor of creating with ones hands cannot be reproduced in another manner. It is knowing where your stones came from, what practices were used when they mined and cut. It is recycling metals, using fine materials that won't degrade over time. Of all the things we buy in our lifetime, jewelry is one of the few that will last decades beyond our life. It should be made with quality and integrity, and the art form of metal working should be explored and tested.