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BEN's Gallery I have been creating wire wraps for about 3 years. When i first noticed this artform on Phish tour, i was immediately enthralled by the mineral specimens that people were using. After about a year of getting into gems, i made my first order of silver. I was self taught for about 8 months, till Theodore of Infinity Project showed me some techniques that really helped my work progress. I have gone through many phases and styles in my 3 years, and i plan to keep going until i reach a new level. I have been taking silversmithing classes and am learning stonesetting to add a new element in my pieces. Everything you see here is available for sale, unless noted otherwise.

If you like something, please dont be shy!

Conctact me via Email with any questions on pieces, or custom orders-Biscoben22@yahoo.com

Thank you for your interest and support!



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"Ice"

"Ice"



Tanzanite, Aquamarine (paki), 2 aqua facets

Inquire @ biscoben22@yahoo.com

SOLD

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"Molda"- reworked

"Molda"- reworked

I added Some more coils to round out the shape a little more, alot happier with the look.

Single Moldavite

The moldavite was obtained from my friend Will aka Miracle Mineral on myspace. If you're intersted in getting some material, i can get you in contact with him.

SOLD to Phran @ tDB in Sayreville NJ

inquire @ biscoben22@yahoo.com

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12/6/06 reworked

12/6/06 reworked

Green tourmaline
imperial topaz
herkimer diamond
rubellite tourmaline facet
SOLD TO SMILKY @ digifrontier in NP

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1st bracelet

1st bracelet

This is my first bracelet ever, i think it came out really well.
-malachite cab

i made this for my mother for her birthday, NFS

more of these to come, definitely.

thanks for looking-

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2 sides

2 sides

SOLD to Coffey @ lotus in kingston ny

The stones used in this piece were all obtained through my friend Will, aka miracle mineral on myspace. if you're interested in getting material, i can get you in contact with him.

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almost outer space

almost outer space

Sterling, fine silver, 14/20 gold fill

1 Meteorite
1 spessartine garnet (nigeria, africa)
1 Tsavorite garnet (tanzania, africa)
1 Fire opal (mexico)
1 blue/yellow sapphire xtl

This piece is also pretty tiny, i feel my work is just going to remain at this size for a while, im enjoying working with smaller and smaller mineral specimens.

This piece is available for sale! email me with questions and all further details @ biscoben22@yahoo.com

Tha... pics in tomorrows sunlight)

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april-may wraps

april-may wraps

new wraps from the past month or so. alot of the pieces i made were sold before i could get a picture. as i track these people down ill add those pictures too. all 3 of these pieces have the garnet ladders, theres one other wrap i sold with a garnet ladder too. i only have 3 garnets left, so look for the 5th of the series soon!!
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Archer

Archer

My boy who bought this piece wasn't feeling the Amethyst facet, so we swapped it out for a piece of moldavite.

Sterling and Fine silver

Heliodor Floater
Moldavite

This piece is SOLD

Thanks and sorry about the re-post

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Axon

Axon

This piece is made of sterling and fine silver

fire opal- mexico
emerald crystal- colombia
spinel
green tourmaline

all specimens thanks to Miracle Mineral

SOLD to Kyle

Thanks

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Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

One teardrop citrine facet

SOLD

A much more successful attempt at symmetry

All specimens provided by Miracle Mineral

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band of  mirrors

band of mirrors

This is only my 2nd attempt at a bracelet, and on this i tried doing some symmetry. enjoy

-2x Eudialyte cab
-Green tourmaline facet

This just fits my wrist, and i've had a few girls try it on and they say it fits perfect, just a little loose. I dont really know how to size a bracelet, but i am confident it will fit most women with a normal sized wrist.

SOLD

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Band of Mirrors 2

Band of Mirrors 2

All new bracelet completed today 11/14. This is the sequel to a bracelet i made about 7 months ago, with a similar stone scheme, minus the green tourmaline facet. Im confident this will fit most womens wrists.

2x matching Eudialyte cabachons

SOLD

Biscob...

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Band Of Mirrors 3

Band Of Mirrors 3

This is the 3rd bracelet ive done in this manner.

this one was a custom order for valentines day-

NOT FOR SALE

contains:
2 eudialyte cabs
1 Aquamarine cab

Thanks to Miracle Mineral for the stones

Thanks!

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Boogs

Boogs

This is a long time in the making custom for my close friend Ken. He hand picked all the stones for the piece and we designed a basic idea for the piece. hope you like it buddy-

it contains: sterling, fine, 14/20 gold fill

(1) cruziero tourmaline
(1) kyanite facet (emerald)
(1) hessonite garnet facet (cushion cut)
(1) peridot facet (emerald)


NOT FOR SALE

Thanks!

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Boro Collab 1

Boro Collab 1

This piece is a collaboration with a friend i met in NC. He did all the glass work.

Borosilicate Glass Cabachon Implosion

Sterling and Fine silver

This piece is SOLD

Thanks

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cabs

cabs

3 cabs i wrapped to help pay off a debt to my friend.

malachite-$50
tourquoi... ARE SOLD

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chanteshi

chanteshi

i just reworked this a little bit, sorry about the deleted post.

This is another shot at some symmetric work.

It contains:
-Green and Blue Tourmaline Slice
-Moonstone Cab

All material provided by Miracle Mineral

SOLD

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Citrine Custom

Citrine Custom

Custom piece for my friend Sara. Cut citrine.

NFS

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Clusterpod

Clusterpod

This piece is one of my newest, made of sterling and fine silver.

Opal
Tsavorite Garnet (tanzania)
raspberry garnet (mexico)
oval iolite facet
2 red spinel

Thanks to miracle mineral for the sick tsavorite and spinels!

SOLD!

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Collab 2

Collab 2

This was the 2nd collab between me and sarah on this site. It has been done for a few weeks, i just never really photographed it until yesterday. There was a slight accident (cat related) with the piece sarah made, the small blue tourmaline was broken off. I just went with it and finished the piece anyway, but i had to cover all the sheet metal just to make it look alright.

more to come-

Tourmaline- Himalaya
Blue Tourmaline- Afghanistan
Green tourmaline- Brazil
Peridot Facet
Blue Tourmaline Facet

SOLD

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custom wrap

custom wrap

custom piece
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Cyclone

Cyclone

This piece is made of sterling and fine silver

It contains:

One Mexican fire opal
Two Tsavorite Garnets (tanzania)
One red spinel

Available F/S

Thanks

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DF Custom

DF Custom

This piece is a custom for my friend Smilky.

Sterling and Finer silver

Green tourm with Blue cap
Yellow apatite (mexico)
herkimer diamond (little falls ny)

NFS

Thanks

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Digital

Digital

This was another piece i revamped recently.. The old bail was way too snug for a regular sized chain, so i put a new one on.

Aquamarine
Green Tourmaline
Blue Tourmaline
Spessartine Garnet x3

SOLD @ STS9 in Asheville, NC

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Drain

Drain

This piece is made of sterling and fine silver

completed in mid august

Single Watermelon Tourmaline crystal

blue and pink, sapo mine

This piece is SOLD. Traded for a bunch of bi-color imperial topaz.

Thanks

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Electric

Electric

This piece is made of sterling and fine silver

One Natural Tanzanite crystal

I named this piece Electric due to the tiny hint of brilliant blue you see inside this piece of tanzanite. i love the yellow in the natural specimens.

This piece is extremely flat and lightweight. it is also available for sale via biscoben22@yahoo.com

Thanks

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Fallen One

Fallen One

All New Symmetrical Piece completed 12/11.

Contains 14/20 gold fill, sterling, and fine silver wire

- One Uvite Tourmaline
- Two Yellow Apatites

2.7" long
1.45" wide (at widest point)

SOLD

Thanks!

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Fireside

Fireside

All New Pendant Finished 12.19

Contains

One Mexican Fire opal

Four Nigerian Spessartine Garnets

14k Gold fill, Sterling and Fine silver

SOLD

Biscoben2...

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Fracture

Fracture

All new piece completed this week.

Sterling, fine silver

mexican raspberry garnet
spinel
emerald crystal
sphene crystal


SOLD

Thanks

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H20 ring and others

H20 ring and others

This is a few pics of some stuff thats been sitting around that i never took pictures of.

1. watermelon tourmaline slice ring

SOLD

2. Etched Spessartite Garnet ring

SOLD

3. Dino Bone cab pendant

SOLD

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Kunzite

Kunzite

a dt kunzite floater i wrapped last night.

SOLD to Jacob 3/12

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lifted further

lifted further

Sterling, fine silver, 14/20 gold fill

1 indicolite tourmaline (brazil)
1 herkimer diamond (little falls ny)
2 tsavorite garnets (tanzania, africa)

This piece is quite small, as you can see in the picture with the quarter

This piece is available for sale, email me at biscoben22@yahoo.com

Tha... pictures in tomorrows sunlight)

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MM 1

MM 1

Custom Piece that was part of a set of 17 cabochons i wrapped up for a friend.

- 8.7 Gram Moldavite

NFS

Thanks

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Moldevite arrow

Moldevite arrow

SOLD in Ithaca after the Biscuits show out in front of the venue-
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Mother's Day

Mother's Day

Made this for my mom.

tourmaline- virgem de lapa-brazil
green tourmaline- brazil

NFS

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NC Custom

NC Custom

This piece is a custom for my friend Chris from Asheville.

He gave me a huge lemon quartz facet the same size as this Citrine, i really cant recall the carat weight of these stones. but they were equal.

This piece was the first time i encorporated sheet silver formed into these horn like shapes. I formed each of these and soldered them into a frame, then wire wrapped the rest of the piece. Im happy with the outcome and would like to use more of these spiculum shapes in my pieces.

Sterling and Fine silver

Large oval citrine facet


this piece is NFS

thanks for looking at my work


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NOON

NOON

This piece is somewhat of a sister to a custom i made for a cat i met in NC this summer.

One large oval Lemon Quartz Facet

This wrap measures 2" in length and 1.1" in width

SOLD


Thanks!

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Planetary

Planetary

A new style emerged from this piece. I'm looking forward to doing more using this technique.

- Single Aquamarine Crystal
Pakistan

Measur... long
1.3" wide (at widest pt)

This piece is F/S

Biscoben22@yahoo.com...

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Prodo 1

Prodo 1

Here is a newer style production piece i have been making that takes a very short time and looks pretty nice.

The first contains a flat cap bi-color Papruk tourmaline

The second contains a single Rubellite Tourmaline (Virgem De Lapa)

SOLD SOLD

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Production 2

Production 2

Some Production pieces I made throughout the weekend for a show i have this coming weekend.


- Fire Agate

-Boulder Opal

-Sunstone


ALL ARE SOLD!

Thanks

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Production stuff

Production stuff

A few examples of some single stone pieces that i've made recently. Real quick, easy sales.


Tri Color Afghani Tourm
Pink Topaz
Heliodor
Sunstone teardrop cab
Yellow Tourmaline


Contact me for availability of any production pieces, i can make them to order with most stones.

ALL PICTURED ARE SOLD


Thanks

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Rain

Rain

This is my first piece using my newest parcel of material from Miracle Mineral.



Super Clear Herkimer Diamond-NY
Champagne Topaz Crystal
Peridot crystal
Crystal fire opal- Mexico
DT Lilac Scapolite Sceptor

SOLD

please inquire @ www.biscoben22@yahoo.com
... for checking out my work-

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Recoil

Recoil

Revamped this piece a little.

Aquamarine, Heliodor, Moldavite, Neon Blue Apatite

SOLD

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rochester custom

rochester custom

Custom piece i made for the girl who lives upstairs from me in my building.. but its actually for her friend. who knows.

Brazilian Green Tourmaline
Aquamarine
Etched Spessartite Garnet
Quartz Cluster (not sure what to call this, its like a dual terminated piece with a twin growing off of one side. 3 terminations total)

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Scraps

Scraps

Went through all my usable scrap silver and made this tight little piece last week.

Spessartine Garnet
Aquamarine x2

SOLD to Clampett for Erica Lynn @ tDB in Sayreville, NJ

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Six

Six

This is the re-revamped version of 3. My buddy kicked me down some blue/green tourmaline over the weekend so i added a few pieces.

Green Tourmaline
Blue tourmaline
Pink Tourmaline
Rubellite Tourmaline Cab
Aquamarine
Spessartite Garnet

SOLD to TESSA @ tDB in Sayreville, NJ

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spectrum

spectrum

This was originally a custom for my friend Evan.. He recently traded it in for a different piece, and i ended up revamping alot of this one to help it sell.

Citrine Facet
Moldavite
Amythest Point
Spessartine Garnet

SOLD

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Spencer

Spencer

This is a custom for my friend spencer. This orange calcite has been in a few wraps ive made for him. this is the latest version-

green>blue cap tourmaline
Tourmaline- Himalaya mine
orange calcite

nfs

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Sunbeam

Sunbeam

This is another symmetrical piece i made for a wholesale order of 5 pieces. There are 2 more pieces going in the case, so look for 2 more symmetrical pieces this week

-DT Self Healed Heliodor

This is the really golden yellow heliodor, my personal favorite.

This piece is SOLD

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Terminal

Terminal

SOLD

Sterling and Fine Silver

Rhodochrosite crystal - Argentina
Green Tourmaline- Brazil
Hessonite Garnet- Jeffrey mine, Canada

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The Bat

The Bat

This piece is made of Sterling and fine silver

it contains:
natural ruby crystal
tsavorite garnet
watermelon tourmaline slice
Two bezel set amber cabachons

I named this piece The Bat because it was one of the first times i used sheet silver and the shape resembled a bat. This was one of the first times i did any bezel setting as well.

SOLD at Langerado

This piece is available for sale via Biscoben22@yahoo.com

Thanks

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Tidal

Tidal

New pendant sporting all new material from miracle mineral

-Gorgeous pink tourmaline slice
-green>clear cap tourmaline
-Moldavite
-me... fire opal
-afghani blue tourmaline

SOLD

funny actually, the kid who bought this piece was really pissed off for whatever reason and threw it into the woods and couldnt find it.

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Tourang

Tourang

Sterling, Fine silver

Tourmaline- virgem de lapa- brazil
uvite tourmaline cap
mexican fire opal

SOLD

thanks

all material was provided by miracle mineral

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wrap gallery

wrap gallery

hey everyone. glad your stoppin in to check out my work- ive been rocking cold fusion wraps for a little over a year. my teacher was none other than theodore and i love what i do. art is a huge inspiration in my life and love feedback. my pictures have captions that show if its for sale, or just for your viewing pleasure, i am happy to send things through mail, but only after a check clears cause sending cash in the mail is sketch. im at tons of shows, all the biscuits, brothers past, etc. i work cases in hotels mostly, but get in contact with me through my email- biscoben22@yahoo.com or through myspace and let me know what you like, or if you have any questions. much love thank you again-
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BEN
Please contact me with any price inquiries, custom orders, production orders or anything else you may need. Biscoben22@yahoo.com

Thanks!

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 Comments on This Gallery Page
prolly don't remember me
whats up ben? my name is marty. you prolly don't remember me i saw you at that sts9 show at toads place. i dunno i'm boys with ian. just thought i shoult you a holler. hit me back. seen you a bunch of times at some biscuits shows sts9 and that conspirator in nyc. holla back, didn't know you made wraps. you shit is pretty nice too. shout back yo.
» Posted by Marty on 2/24/2006 10:59:43 PM.
Transcendent Designs
Wrappables
I was just at the Springfield Gem and Mineral show so I'm definately set for now, but I'll remember when I run out.
Peace
» Posted by TranscendentDesigns on 8/14/2006 2:54:37 PM.
finally finished cutting your stone
Its so beautiful inside! I posted a pic of the slices on my page, but probably wont leave it up for too long. ill be in NY for the thanksgiving shows. if you're gonna be there, i can bring the slices. or, i can send them to you if you want to give me your addy. its pretty heavy, so shipping might be alot though. hit me back when you get this and let me know what you want me to do. also, how much do you want to sell slices for?
peace,
Sarah
» Posted by sarah on 11/15/2006 6:30:23 PM.
Nicky D
Your new stuff is just so nasty. can't wait to see what's next.
Peace
Nicky D
» Posted by NickyD on 5/6/2007 1:15:33 PM.
Gutes
recognize the name maria webber?
» Posted by Gutes on 1/3/2008 11:44:11 AM.
Gutes
she lives in ft. collins. one of my good friends' older sisters. when she came into town for winter break she saw my work and asked me if i knew you
» Posted by Gutes on 1/30/2008 7:21:18 AM.
Luke
whats good
yo what up ben its Luke we were chillen at the 4/4 lupos show. i just made an account here with a couple pics. Ive been checkin out ur work its really tight it gives me ideas for learning new techniques. but gimme a shout ill prolly see you at some shows or if i go up to newpaltz soon
peace
» Posted by Luke on 4/14/2008 9:33:03 AM.

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