Welcome to Mamoru, by Rosaleen Ryan.

Each Mamoru design is crafted from scratch by myself. The process starts by carving an object/sculpture from clay, firing the piece and then sanding and glazing the piece. Once I am satisfied with the piece I glaze it, polish it, and prepare a silicone mould to cast from. Once the mould is perfected I pour the resin into the mould and apply any embellishments and treasures or coloured dyes. The resin takes a day or so to cure, and once hardened I begin the sanding process beginning with a coarse grit sandpaper and finishing with a very fine grit sandpaper. Once the surface is quite soft and all sharp edges are gone, I polish the piece with a cloth until shiny, and then attach any silver components.

Due to the handmade nature of the jewellery and accessories, unique imperfections and differences between pieces can occur in all designs. Flowers tend to float in the resin leaving amazing textures on the backs of the pieces, and dyes are mixed by hand so every single piece is completely unique and cannot be duplicated perfectly.

All pieces come giftwrapped and are designed and made with love for the craft. I absolutely love the entire process of resin casting, and furthermore enjoy sharing my creations with others.

Each pressed or dried flower is collected by myself and has a history or sentimental appeal. Most are from my mothers garden in the Dandenong Ranges, (Victoria, Australia), and evoke deconstructed landscapes of my family home in the hills. Some are from long walks I’ll never forget, and contain native flowers unique to Australia. Some were gifts from ever-loving and generous souls whom I adore and hold great sentiment. And a few are bought by myself because they revive nostalgia inside me for a time past, or induce a memory of scent, touch, or taste.
All of these emotional attachments and exotic sensual experiences are not just my own, as I believe flowers and crystals speak a universal language of life, peace, healing, nurturing and revitalising, and this is why I have chosen to combine the two together in the hope that you too can treasure these organic themes and elements. They are now here for you to apply your own histories and sensual recollections onto.

You can follow me on instagram @rosaleenryan
or send me an email at rosaleen.ryan [!at] gmail.com
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