Dream Wings Jewelry
Heather Grimes
Heather Grimes | Dream Wings
I grew up watching my great grandmother and father create beautiful stained glass window pieces. This fascination and admiration was put into action after I visited a natural history shop in New York City in 2011, where they had bags of loose butterfly wings for sale. I had no idea what I would do with them, but they were too beautiful to pass up. Eventually, I combined my interest in stained glass with my love of the natural world, and expanded that realm from moths and butterflies to shed snakeskin, pressed flowers, and everything in between! I currently reside in Tempe, Arizona with my boyfriend and our two mischievous cats.
(With a focus on natural beauty, conservation is part of the trade. All of my insects are sourced from reserves and butterfly farms after they expire naturally. All feathers and snakeskin are molted and shed, and all bones come from animals that died of natural causes. In this way, not only are those insects and animals receiving 'new life,' but they encourage protection and conservation of wild habitats.
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