To see a dormouse in the wild is to feel briefly chosen. They are here in the old hedgerows, in the hazel coppice, in the bramble thickets, but live so quietly and so rarely that most people live an entire life without ever encountering one. They sleep for seven months of the year and spend the other five doing their best not to be noticed. The dormouse has quietly wound its way through British folklore for centuries. She is the sleeper, the dreamer, the creature that exists half way between this world and somewhere else. Carroll put one in the teapot. Our ancestors put her in their stories. I safely encased her in a walnut shell. Mosswhisper is an original design sculpted in clay by me, Steve Braund, a professional sculptor whose work has contributed to major tv and independent film productions. This dormouse is cast in bronze coloured resin and set into a real hand-polished half walnut shell and set on a bed of sparkly translucent epoxy resin in a colour of your choice. It arrives with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity in a stamped gift box. The necklace hangs on a hand-tied cord so that you can adjust it to compliment your chosen outfit. Wear her as a reminder that the most precious things are often the ones you have to be still enough to find. I donate ten percent of all profits directly to registered British wildlife charities who support conservation work on our beautiful island. The hazel dormouse is one of our most endangered mammals and she needs more than a teacup to hide in. - Hand-cast from an original clay master in bronze coloured resin - Set in a real polished half walnut shell - Your choice of coloured epoxy resin base - Hand-tied cord - Hand signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity included - Ten per cent of all profits donated to British wildlife conservation charities Warning: This necklace contains real walnut shells and may cause severe allergic reactions for people with tree nut allergies.