While sitting up against a white, sheepskin throw, Aaron Paul Comino wipes his face of the metal and sand suet. He is creating a ring from a 1928 Goldenrod Flower spoon. As Comino shapes the piece of jewelry, folk singer Noah Gundersen echoes in the background, singing in time with the rhythmic process of molding metal art.
“Each piece is different and takes a different amount of time,” Comino said. “I approach each spoon with care and patience. Some take heat and other types of methods to create. I don't want my spoon rings to be like all the others.”
Ball State alumnus Comino runs his own business called Aaron Paul Designs. He started it during his senior year of college when Comino’s roommate, David DelaGardelle, suggested that he should start his own business of handcrafting jewelry made from vintage cutlery.
DelaGardelle’s grandmother gave him a box of spoons one day, but he was too busy to create anything with them. Instead, he handed them to Comino, which is how Aaron Paul Designs began.
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