When I started RELICS & ARTIFACTS ® it all began with just a few simple pieces. I have always been a collector of well, just about everything, from rocks, shells and porcelain to jewelry, pottery and ephemera. I still have lots of things from when I was a really young kid. Fast forward to today and while those collections have grown in size I’m still searching out much the same kinds of things. One of the first resin craft blank castings I made were from a group of antique milagros and ex votos. I paired them up with 18th century hand carved angel wings that were actually attached to large figures. Making the molds was tricky it was hard wrangling the pieces and not damaging them in the process. Those first hearts sets turned out to be some of our best sellers and when my original molds bit the dust I didn’t want to risk it again so we discontinued those sets. I finally worked up the nerve to take molds from the antiques again and here we are with several reissued set and some new pieces as well. Hope you love them as much as we do!
Delight of Design
Designing and bringing the pieces to life is such a special pleasure for me. It involves purposeful mental observations, a bit of fantasy, some vision, lots of experimentation and finally, the reward, fruition. Its so satisfying to have a finalized set of disparate objects come together to create a meaningful group that not only speaks to me but to others as well. Whether it be resin blanks, rubber stamps, foam stamps or simply just searching out unique and wonderful things to share with you. Our little company is a delight and a labor of love! Thank you all for traveling this road with us and for supporting this endeavor!
