New Botanical Designs & Table Top by Four Seasons Design Group

2009 is going to be such an exciting year for us at Botany's Desire Boutique. Why you ask? Well for many reasons. You see, as a business owner your mission is always in search of the next fabulous find to carry in your business. This is what always inspires me to continue to love what we do at Botany's Desire. One of the things for me is to find products for the boutique that represent the essence of Botany's Desire. A product that when you see it you instantly pause in your track in awe and that very moment you know, this is it and you must have it.

Well, I had one of these moments last week while on a buying trip in New York. I came across the most amazing designs by Michael Michaud.

Silver Seasons - Michael Michaud's Botanical Jewelry (See Michael Above)

The Silver Seasons jewelry collection, designed by Michael Michaud, captures the beauty and exquisite detail of nature in metals, pearls and stones.

Artist Michael Michaud was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Westport, Connecticut. He currently resides in Fairfield, CT with his wife and children. Michael studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology's prestigious school for American craftsmen, graduating in 1980. In 1991, fortunate enough to be living in the Connecticut countryside and working near New York City's flower district, Michael's love of nature began to combine with his love of jewelry.

Today's collection is a combination of Michael's exceptional knowledge of jewelry making and his love of nature. He has perfected the technique of creating models from natural elements and, after models are made, manipulating these "copies of nature" into beautiful jewelry. Using bronze, sterling silver or gold and natural stones and pearls, Michael's designs have become well known for their remarkable craftsmanship and beauty.