Commission pieces
✦ Commission the Curio
You bring the idea. I’ll bring it to life.
Have you been searching for something strange enough to feel like it was made just for you?
Thorn & Tome creates curiosities, oddities, entomology art, specimen displays, shadowboxes, bone work, memorial pieces, and assemblages inspired by natural history, the macabre, and the beautifully unusual.
No two commissions are ever the same.
Whether you arrive with a fully formed vision or only a feeling, memory, color palette, photograph, or fragment of an idea, each piece is shaped into something entirely unique.
You do not need a complete concept to begin—only something you are drawn to.
A mood.
A creature.
A memory.
A color.
A flower.
A strange object.
A specimen.
Or simply: something you cannot quite name.
✦ What I Create
✦ Entomology & Specimen Art
Framed insect displays, pinned compositions, botanical pairings, color-driven arrangements, and curated natural history studies.
✦ Curiosities & Natural History Pieces
Gothic and Victorian-inspired displays, collector-style curios, themed specimen collections, and one-of-a-kind oddities.
✦ Shadowboxes & Assemblages
Mixed-media compositions of specimens, found objects, ephemera, and relics arranged into quiet visual narratives.
✦ Bone, Skeletal & Organic Work
Bone art, anatomical-inspired arrangements, and organic compositions shaped by form, texture, and natural structure.
✦ Memorial & Ritual-Inspired Pieces
Tribute works, remembrance curiosities, and altar-like pieces created to hold memory, meaning, and presence.
✦ Fully Custom Concepts
If it does not fit a category, it still belongs here. Some of the most compelling works begin as something undefined.
✦ The Commission Process
1. Inquiry
You share your idea, inspiration, and any details such as size, style, materials, or budget.
2. Concept & Quote
Your request is reviewed and a custom quote is provided along with an estimated turnaround time. Nothing is binding at this stage.
3. Approval & Deposit
If you choose to proceed, a deposit secures your place in the commission queue. Work begins once it is received.
4. Creation
Your piece is handcrafted according to the agreed concept. Progress may be shared depending on the nature of the work.
5. Completion
Final images are provided before the piece is carefully prepared for its journey to you.
✦ Pricing, Materials & Turnaround
Each commission is individually priced based on size, complexity, materials, specimens, and labor.
Typical turnaround is 2–6 weeks, though larger or highly intricate works may require more time.
All materials and specimens are sourced with care and are ethically obtained and compliant with applicable laws whenever possible. Availability may influence final design choices.
If a requested material or specimen cannot be sourced, appropriate alternatives will be offered to preserve the spirit of the design.
All work is created using lawful, traceable, and responsibly sourced materials.
✦ Commission Notes
Each piece is handmade and inherently singular.
Variations are not flaws, but the nature of creation itself.
- No two works will ever be identical
- Substitutions may occur based on availability
- Certain requests may not be possible due to legal or sourcing limits
- Every effort is made to remain faithful to your vision while honoring material reality
What is imagined is translated—not replicated.
✦ Thorn & Tome
Where strange things are given form.
Where memory becomes matter.
Where the natural and the uncanny meet in quiet communion.
Bring your vision close.
Speak it softly, or not at all.
Some things are already waiting to be made.