"Go home, make me a flower" Those were the words said to me by Master Jeweler, Volker Kracht at the end of our first meeting. I had been looking for ways to take my porcelain work to a higher level and upon seeing my work in porcelain; Volker gave me the challenge that changed my life. He handed me three pieces of wax and told me "to go home, make me a flower". I went into this challenge with some confidence, thinking my techniques for sculpting porcelain would transfer to wax. I was right to a large degree, but in addition unlike porcelain that sets within hours, wax sculpting allowed me all the time I wanted to take in sculpting the finest detail into every facet of my work. It was truly an eye opening experience! Upon completion of my first flower in wax, I presented it to Volker.