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Looking bold rocks the status quo! Bold one of a kind jewelry constructed from burled roots complemented with semi-precious gemstones and sterling or gold components. Designed and constructed by artisan Cyndi Sharp in Park City, Deer Valley, Utah.

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Rooted In Stone From the Ground Up I tend to use the Snowberry bush as my primary root source since it produces a beautiful, dense, and very hard root ball. The Snowberry bush is very common and is native in the forests in the northern US and Canada. The name comes from the round white berries it produces in the fall and the small white/pink blossoms in the spring. The plant sends out runner branches. When the branches reach the ground new roots form and a new bush is born. It continues to be attached to the original. The roots also send out runner roots under ground. At a root ball a new plant grows out of the ground. These bushes are very hardy and sustainable.

The Snowberry bush with it's white fall berries.

First I select a Snowberry bush which is in the way of where I want my flower garden to be. I water the base of the bush to make it easier to dig out the bush.	I cut the branches above the ground so it is easier to get at the base of the plant.

I dig under the main root ball which cuts some of the roots holding it in place.	I pry it out of the ground trying to break off roots holding it.

I cut roots under the root ball which are still holding it in place.	Voila! I got it out in good shape. It is a big root ball which is too big for my jewelry but is suitable for furniture or home accessories.

I keep on digging. The Snowberry bush has runner roots which can have smaller root balls idea for jewelry.	I found 3 good sized ones ideal for unique jewelry pieces.

I pile it in a stack of other roots. And yes, I have a lot of root balls!	I then hose off as much dirt as possible and then wait...for 2+ years. After a couple of years the bark falls off without having to be picked off. Picking the bark off when the root is directly out of the ground is very labor intensive and tends to damage the root from cut marks.

Sample of a root ball which has the bark gone after sitting in the weather for 2+ years. This root is ready to be made into a unique piece of jewelry like the piece I am wearing out of a root and citrine.	The raw materials. A raw root ball and a raw piece of citrine. They can be made into a piece of jewelry like the one I am wearing.

Rooted in Stone jewelry made in Park City, Deer Valley, Utah

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