Poland

I will be more precise about this information. But clearly,

it sounds like the majority of the amber market is illegal because

the bureaucratic process of making it legal is "absurd".

I visited one of this amber collector and seller.

Our collect

Enough to make 16 napking rings?

Looking for Amber. Clean shore with only sea shell is not good

to find Amber. But if you have sea weed and dead branches, 

you will find some pieces.

Russia.

A vast forest protect the land. On the left, the

baltic sea and the best area to find Amber.

Looking for the end of the road, to find Russia.

Amber shop on the road which sells among jewelry,

fake pieces of Amber.

On Amber route.

Owner of the workshop with Giedymin.

Amber is most of the time combined to silver.

It is really difficult once in the workshop to know if it is 

from Poland or Russia. The way of regulation of amber is 

quite particular, the majority of amber is kind of illegal.

I will explain in more details the process latter on.

Cutting machine.

Polishing silver.

This is the last part of the making process

Polishing.

Polishing the Amber with wood chip.

This is the first part of the making process

Cleaning.

                        

Ceramic beads.

Amber workshop when it has not been exported to China 

produce good quality of product. The size is rather average.

I counted 5 rooms of small size, each rooms has its own function.

Cleaning, polishing, cutting,... I will be more precise latter on.

Workshop opened.

Workshop closed.

After a nice talk about the project, we first went to visit

an Amber workshop.

I met with Giedymin Jablonski, he is one of the first craftmans 

and artists who worked with amber in Poland. 

He will be my guide through my journey in Gdansk.