A typical commission unfolds over three to nine months. Some take longer. The work is finished when it is finished.
An unhurried conversation in the atelier — often with tea, often over several hours. We discuss the story, the wearer, and the form the piece may begin to take.
Hand-drawn studies, mood references and stone propositions are prepared for your review. Iteration is encouraged; nothing is rushed.
A final rendering or wax model is presented in person. Only with your full approval does the piece move to the bench.
Fabrication begins. Lost wax casting, hand-fabrication, stone setting and finishing — each performed at the bench by Mark himself.
The completed piece is presented in person, in an archival case, with full provenance and care instructions. The commission is yours alone — and exists in a single example.