Month: April 2008

The Mokume Gane technique was developed in 17th century Japan, following the example of the layered metal technique found in the “katana” Samurai’s sword. The technique allows forging a metal that looks actually like wood. The literal meaning of Mokume Gane is “Metal that looks like knots in wood”. The production of Mokume is a … Read more

In 1995, I had a dream that sent me looking for a mysterious green stone: “A store appeared in one of the alleys. It had a fantastic variety of artifacts including unusual stones. I asked the sales girl for a green stone named “Shamballa”. She said that they didn’t have that stone and showed me … Read more

Luben, Kesem, Philipe and Banga Since childhood I was connected to nature and animals. Today I have two cats and two dogs (and of course the Discus fish).